A federal grand jury returned an indictment with seven charges, including hate crime charges, against six Pittsburgh-area men, who range in age from 19 to 28, for a 2024 attack on a Jewish man and for obstructing justice.
The charges, which include conspiracy to obstruct justice, come with a maximum sentence of 15 years and up to $500,000 in fines.

Muhammed Koc, 27, and Omar Alshmari, 28, attacked a man wearing a Star of David necklace, and Abraham Choudhry, 22, Emirhan Arslan, 24, Ali Alkhaleel, 19, and Adeel Piracha, 22, lied in their testimony before the grand jury, according to the indictment.

Just after 2 a.m., the victim walked past five of the men on Sept. 27, 2024, and Koc said “‘F**k Israel’ and ‘F**k the Jews,’ or words to that effect,” per the filing. (Piracha wasn’t part of the group at the time.) During an exchange with the victim, Koc and at least one other defendant “made additional antisemitic comments,” including comments about the victim’s necklace, the filing alleges.