Kimoy McDonald boss in Binghamton, Endicott, Ithaca NY narcotics, money laundering case gets 12 years in prison, Media blackout during 3+ years trial.

SECRET SEALED TRIAL HAD NO MEDIA COVERAGE; Violent drug dealer Kimoy McDonald, 34, aka 'Kirk' and 'D' and 'Kenny Roq' was convicted in Federal Court on 12/18/2025 of a long laundry list of Drug Charges, Money Laundering, Aggravated ID Theft, Bank Fraud and Conspiracy to  Distribute Narcotics in Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott, Owego and Ithaca NY. During the 3 year 8 month long Federal Trial that took place in Utica and Syracuse NY that began in Binghamton NY on June 23rd, 2022 there was no media coverage, the trial was secret and sealed, in fact it is still going on for some of the co-conspirators.  

 

The east side Binghamton NY drug gang that was run by Kimoy McDonald (May 2019 to June 2022) was further investigated by Special Agent Ryan P. Swift U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), specifically the Syracuse NY Resident Field Office, HSTF New York. The initial arrest of Kimoy McDonald on June 22nd, 2022 in the parking lot of his apartment complex on Reynolds Rd Johnson City NY never made the local media nor did his subsequent arraignment before local Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric at the Federal Building and US Courthouse 15 Henry Street, Binghamton, NY the very next day on June 23, 2022, all very secret. https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/46318808/USA_v_SEALED.

 

 

There is a whole lot more to the story of drug dealer Kimoy McDonald and his east side of Binghamton NY gang that has not been revealed in full, especially the part about Kathleen Trynoski case 3:22-CR-00358 co-conspirator with Kimoy McDonald and who was living at 147 Bigelow St Binghamton NY in April 2022 when Aliza Spencer was shot and killed. SENTENCING MEMORANDUM FOR BINGHAMTON NY DRUG DEALER as to Kathleen Trynoski: case 3:22-CR-00358 (co-conspirator with Kimoy McDonald). Pursuant to the Order of the Hon. David N. Hurd, Senior USDJ, and the request of counsel, the Sentencing as to Kathleen Trynoski IS NOW set for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:00pm in Utica, NY (this is the 4 year anniversary of the murder of Aliza Spencer in Binghamton). Defendant Trynoski is remanded to the custody of the USMS pending sentencing. Anyone with information as to who shot Aliza Spencer is encouraged to contact Binghamton Detectives at 607-772-7080.

MEDIA BLACKOUT; None of the information about Kimoy McDonald and his east side Binghamton NY drug gang arrests and trials and convictions was ever published in the Binghamton Press or on local TV like WBNG (Channel 12): The CBS affiliate for the Southern Tier with news on WBNG 12 News or WIVT (Channel 34): Carries the ABC network or WBGH-CD (Channel 34.2): Carries NBC programming. The case was further investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Syracuse NY resident field office Special Agent Ryan P. Swift. Prior drug arrests in Ithaca NY with drugs from the Bronx NY. Two Bronx Men Sentenced; STERLING and VERNON led a drug trafficking organization that brought crack cocaine and heroin from the Bronx to Ithaca, New York, to be sold at prices higher than the drugs would sell for in the Bronx. STERLING and VERNON recruited young men in the Bronx to sell drugs for them in Ithaca. Together with another member of the conspiracy, STERLING and VERNON provided drugs to their workers and collected their drug proceeds.

Sentence: Kimoy McDonald was sentenced to 144 months (12 years) in Federal prison. Restitution: Additionally, Kimoy McDonald was ordered to pay restitution of $443,272.12 to the J.P. Morgan Investment bank he defrauded as part of his money laundering, ID theft operation with the drug proceeds.  

The Mac Baller Brims are a set of the national Bloods gang, primarily based in the Bronx, NY, that established a significant drug trafficking operation in the Binghamton area, leading to major federal law enforcement actions. Active in Binghamton from at least September 2009 through March 2014 and now into 2022, the gang, also known locally as the "MacBallers," distributed large quantities of crack cocaine, powdered cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. The gang acquired drugs mainly from New York City suppliers and used rental vehicles, prepaid cell phones, and a local business, the "17 East" nightclub on Clinton Street, as a "clubhouse" to coordinate their activities. They also used firearms, including handguns, for protection and violence. The Mac Ballers group had a branch in upstate Binghamton that supplied local dealers who sold the drugs on the campus of SUNY Binghamton. That branch was dismantled by authorities.

Violent drug dealer Kimoy McDonald is out of the Bronx NY, most likely he is an associate of the Mac Baller Brims gang a set of the Bloods gang operating primarily in the Bronx and other parts of New York City and in Binghamton NY. BINGHAMTON, NY March 26, 2014—United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced that 14 members and associates of the Bloods street gang known as the “MacBallers” were charged today by way of a felony criminal complaint in federal court in Binghamton, New York, with engaging in a drug trafficking conspiracy. SAQUAN JOHNSON, a/k/a “Banga,” a/k/a “Sa,” 23 years old, is a member of the MacBallers gang and is known as an enforcer/shooter who was responsible for the distribution of large amounts of crack cocaine, powder cocaine, heroin, and marijuana to other members of the MacBallers’ drug trafficking conspiracy. The investigation leading to today’s arrests and charges was conducted by members of a task force comprised of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Binghamton, New York; FBI Albany Field Office and FBI New York Field Office; Broome County District Attorney’s Office; Binghamton Police Department; New York State Police; Broome County Sheriff’s Office; Johnson City Police Department; Endicott Police Department; and the U.S. Marshals Service.

"Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kirk' aka Kenny Roq, is an individual from the Bronx, New York, who has been in the news due to his involvement in a significant federal drug case in Binghamton, New York, which concluded with his conviction (plea deal) and sentencing December 18th 2025 in Syracuse NY. The legal proceedings related to this individual were notably sealed for several years, adding a layer of complexity and intrigue to the public record. Here is a detailed elaboration on the public information available regarding Kimoy McDonald, aka 'Kirk', aka 'Kenny Roq'. Federal drug conspiracy case 3:22-cr-00358.

Background and Criminal Enterprise; Kimoy McDonald, aged 34 with a date of birth of September 19, 1991, originally hails from the Bronx, New York. He established and led a 10-member drug gang that distributed substantial quantities of narcotics, including methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, throughout Broome County, NY, and potentially extending into northern Pennsylvania. Federal drug conspiracy case 3:22-cr-00358 .  

Drug dealer Kimoy McDonald maintained an apartment on Reynolds Rd Johnson City NY (also an apartment in Endicott NY) to store and distribute narcotics in Broome County for at least 2 years, from May 2020 through June 2022. East side drug gang was in operation from part of 2019, all of 2020, all of 2021 and part of 2022. Kimoy McDonald had a home address of 1411 E 233rd St Bronx, NY 10466. Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kenny Roq' was known to drive a dark gray Wrangler Rubicon Jeep with distinctive wheels and tires, (possibly a 2019 or 2020 model). Kimoy McDonald was known to have a firearm in his possession at all times.

 

From detailed information from Federal Court, Northern District of New York Syracuse, (arrest out of Broome County NY), CASE 3:22-cr-00358-DNH-6 USA v. SEALED Date filed: 09/30/2022 of drug dealer Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kenny Roq' revealed that he drove a dark gray Jeep for at least four years, from May 2019 through June 2022. East side drug gang was in operation from part of 2019, all of 2020, all of 2021 and part of 2022 in the Binghamton NY area. Seen above is screenshot photo taken in Oct 2020 of the home address of Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kenny Roq' at 1411 E 233rd St Bronx NY, seen out in front of the house is what appears to be a 2019 or 2020 dark gray Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. 

Drug dealer Kimoy McDonald maintained several apartments in the Broome County NY area from May 2019 to June 2022, one was at an apartment complex on Reynolds Rd Johnson City NY (where he was arrested on June22, 2022) and one was on Monroe St Endic0tt NY with Daniel Tanzini who has yet to be sentenced. SENTENCING MEMORANDUM FOR BINGHAMTON NY DRUG DEALER, 11/13/2025, as to Daniel P. Tanzini Endicott NY (4): Pursuant to the Order of the Hon. David N. Hurd, Senior UDSJ, and letter from Melissa K. Swartz, Esq. requesting an adjournment, the Sentencing as to Daniel P. Tanzini is NOW set for Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 1:00pm in Utica, NY. Daniel P. Tanzini and was in Broome County jail and then they moved him to Utica NY. Appearances required in Court in Utica, NY. Tanzini is in the process of a Plea Deal with the Fed's that would give him prison time of 168 months (instead of Life) and a fine of $69,500 if he pleads Guilty, possible 5 years Probation also offered instead of. Defendant Tanvini is remanded to the custody of the USMS pending sentencing. (co-conspirator with Kimoy McDonald) case 3:22-CR-00358. Back in October 2021, Daniel P. Tanzini, 34, Endicott, NY, was arrested for Tampering with Physical
Evidence (Felony), Criminal Possession of Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree (Misdemeanor) and Inadequate Plate Lamp (Violation), following a traffic stop. Tanzini was issued Appearance Tickets returnable to the Village of Owego Court NY.

To facilitate his illegal activities and launder the significant amounts of money generated, reportedly thousands of dollars weekly, McDonald utilized a sophisticated money laundering scheme involving the creation of fake businesses and defrauding various banks. Kimoy McDonald maintained an apartment on Reynolds Road in Johnson City, NY, which served as a hub for storing and distributing the narcotics from May 2019 until his arrest  June 22, 2022. 


Arrest, Trial, and Conviction; McDonald's operations came to an end with a series of sweeping arrests of his gang members in June 2022. Following these arrests, the case was unusually kept under a strict seal in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York in Syracuse, meaning the general public and local media outlets were largely unaware of the legal proceedings for over three years. 

The federal trial was protracted, secret, and sealed lasting approximately 3 years and 6 months. On December 18, 2025, the seal was lifted upon his conviction and sentencing. Conviction: Kimoy McDonald was found guilty of a comprehensive list of charges, including various drug charges, bank fraud, money laundering, aggravated ID fraud, and conspiracy to distribute narcotics. Sentence: He was sentenced to 144 months (12 years) in federal prison. Restitution: Additionally, he was ordered to pay restitution of $351,732.00 to the banks he defrauded as part of his money laundering operation. 
Connections to Unsolved Cases; An interesting and somber aspect of the information available online revolves around the timing of McDonald's activities and an unsolved murder in the Binghamton area. Aliza Spencer Murder: On April 21, 2022, 12-year-old Aliza Spencer was shot and killed near corner of Bigelow Street and Chamberlain in Binghamton, NY. The murder case remains unsolved. Kimoy McDonald's Proximity: Public records indicate that Kimoy McDonald, driving a dark gray Wrangler Rubicon Jeep, was present on Bigelow Street multiple times in April 2022 to deliver drugs to a co-conspirator, Kathleen Trynoski, who lived at 147 Bigelow St., Binghamton NY for at least 3 years by April 2022. Kathleen Trynoski appears to have been living at 147 Bigelow St Binghamton NY in April 2022. Anyone with information as to who shot Aliza Spencer is encouraged to contact Binghamton Detectives at 607-772-7080.

PRIOR ARREST: On Friday, January 7th, 2022,  the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant on Murray St., Binghamton. Investigators recovered: 
– Approximately 2.6 Ounces (75 grams) of Methamphetamine
– Approximately 2.7 grams of Heroin
– Approximately $500.00 in suspected drug sale proceeds
– 50 Tabs of LSD
– 38 Suboxone Strips
– Narcotic Packaging Materials. 

Investigators charged Dustin Farrell and Kathleen Trynoski in the investigation. Additionally, NYS Department of Community Corrections and Supervision issued a Parole Violation warrant for Farrell. Arrestee #2: Kathleen Trynoski, 44, living at 147 Bigelow St., Binghamton NY. Charges filed on Kathleen Trynoski:  
– 2 Counts – Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd (sub 1) – a class B Felony 
– 2 Counts – Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd (sub 2) – a class B Felony 
– Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd – (sub 7) – a class B Felony 
– Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4th – (sub 2) – a class C Felony. 
– Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 5th – (sub 1) – a class D Felony.

Timeline Coincidence: McDonald was reportedly at the specific Bigelow Street address approximately one week before the murder took place. This proximity in time and location has been noted by some private investigators as a potentially relevant, though not officially linked, coincidence in the ongoing investigation of the unsolved murder. In summary, Kimoy McDonald, aka 'Kirk', was the head of a significant drug trafficking operation whose federal conviction recently brought his activities to light, revealing a complex web of crime and an intriguing, potentially related, local mystery. 

 

Kimoy McDonald aka Kenny Roq was widely known to carry a gun, he is seen here at a Atlanta gun range. Back in July 2017 Kimoy McDonald aka 'Kenny Roq', Bronx, New York (known to carry a gun), was one of three men who inadvertently left a bag containing a pistol and over $10,000.00 in cash in a shopping cart at Fairway Market in Stamford Conn. Kimoy McDonald was known to have a firearm on/in his person at all times. Evidence supporting contested sentencing enhancements for Kimoy McDonald in this case 3:22-CR-00358 including a). possession of a dangerous weapon. b). credible threat of violence. DECISION and ORDER as to Kimoy McDonald: ORDERED that 1. The Government's motion(s) for sentencing enhancements are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART; The Government's request for a two-level sentencing enhancement pursuant to Guideline § 2D1.1(b)(1) for the possession of a firearm in relation to a drug crime is DENIED (he was known to carry a gun).

FEDERAL COURT RECORDS; Full docket text: TEXT Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge David N. Hurd in Utica, NY. Sentencing Hearing as to Kimoy McDonald (2) held on 12/10/2025 on Counts 1, 4, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17 of Superseding Indictment 3:22-CR-358. Kimoy McDonald appears with attorney Randi J. Bianco, Supervising AFPD. Court strikes docket entry No. 342, rules on Guideline application and advises of defendant of rights. Defendant's Attorney speaks. Speakers on behalf of defendant. Defendant advised of right to speak. Defendant speaks. Kristen L. Grabowski, AUSA moves sentence. Upon his plea of guilty to Counts 1, 4, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17 of Superseding Indictment 3:22-CR-358, Defendant Kimoy McDonald is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 144 months (12 years). This term consists of 120 months on Counts 1, 4, 5, 6, and 17, and 24 months on Counts 14 and 16, to run concurrently with each other but consecutively to all other counts, as required by statute. Court recommends defendant participate in substance abuse treatment while incarcerated, as well as be placed in a facility close to his family in Bronx, New York. Supervised Release term of 5 years. This term consists of 5 years on Counts 1, 4, and 6; 3 years on Counts 5 and 17; and 1 year on Counts 14 and 16, all to be served concurrently. The Court then adopts these special conditions and makes them a part of the record.

The Court finds these conditions are necessary and justified in this case based upon the nature of the instant offense, as well as defendant Kimoy McDonald's personal history and characteristics as outlined in detail in the presentence report, and to promote rehabilitation. Additionally, the Court believes substance abuse and financial conditions, including a condition relating to the disclosure of financial information, and a search condition are necessary and justified in this case to ensure compliance with the other conditions of supervision and to facilitate the payment of restitution. 

Restitution is ordered in the amount of $351,732.12 to J.P. Morgan Chase. The Court gives notice that this case involves other defendants; specifically, Sealed Defendant #1, Kyle Holbrook, and Michael Sullivan, who are named in Docket Number 3:22-CR-358 and may be held jointly and severally liable for payment of all or part of the restitution ordered in this case. No Fine or interest is ordered. Special assessment of $700 is ordered, which is due and payable immediately. Defendant shall also forfeit to the United States all right, title, and interest in the full value of the two money judgments as outlined in the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, representing the unrecovered proceeds regarding Counts 1 and 6. Both parties advised of right to appeal. Defendant is remanded to the custody of the USMS accordance with the sentence imposed. Counts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 of Superseding Indictment are dismissed on motion of the Government. Appearances: Kristen L. Grabowski, AUSA for Government; Randi J. Bianco, Supervising AFPD for defendant Kimoy McDonald. (1:30pm - 2:30pm) (Court Lisa Mazzei) (PT McBrearty, CRD) (ptm).

Binghamton drug dealer Kimoy Mcdonald got a 144 month (12 year) federal prison sentence on Dec 18th 2025, as of Feb 14, 2026 he has been transferred to the Lewisburg federal penitentiary, the Big House, in Lewisburg PA about a 3 hour drive to the Bronx NY, so much for him getting prison time close to the Bronx and his pals. Inmates at the medium-security facility face risks of violence,, inconsistent medical care, and, for some, dangerous abrupt discontinuation of mental health medication. Jimmy Hoffa of Teamsters fame and the mob, ranks among the lockup’s most infamous residents. Hoffa was famous before being sent to prison. Others gained notoriety solely because of their crimes. John Gotti, “Teflon Don” and reputed boss of the Gambino Crime Family, served there. Whitey Bulger served there, too. His own exploits are the basis of several films and TV shows, including “Black Mass” starring Johnny Depp and “The Departed,” a Scorcese movie in which Jack Nicholson depicted “Frank Costello,” reportedly loosely based on Bulger. Enoch Johnson and Dutch Schultz, central characters to the show “Boardwalk Empire,” were also inmates at Lewisburg. Paul Vario and Henry Hill are among those depicted serving in “Mafia row” at Lewisburg in yet another Scorcese film, “Goodfellas.” There’s a famous scene from the 1990 flick in which Vario and Hill, portrayed by Paul Sorvino and Ray Liotta, respectively, are among a small group living lavishly by prison standards — drinking wine, cooking steaks, receiving lobsters on ice, slicing garlic with a razor blade. Here’s a look at the time some famous spent in the Lewisburg penitentiary since it opened in 1932 — one of four federal prisons operated by the Bureau of Prisons after it was established in 1930, but the first built specifically for the government agency. Jimmy Hoffa arrived at the front gates of the Lewisburg federal penitentiary on March 7, 1967. Dressed in a two-piece suit, the 54-year-old Teamsters Union boss carried a topcoat over his hands to shield the handcuffs clasping his wrists together. He was described as “visibly shaken” but also said to smile and nod to reporters and photographers gathered to observe his entrance.

UPDATE BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- On Wednesday January 18th, 2023 at approximately 3:59 p.m. members of the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force took down Taykwann Browne, DOB 05/25/1996, out of Brooklyn NY who was wanted for a homicide by the New York City Police Department, while he was operating a motor vehicle on Binghamton’s East side. Taykwann Browne fled this stop by driving in the direction of a police officer and across a front lawn of a residence and left the area at a high rate of speed. A short time after, Browne was involved in a motor vehicle accident in the area of Eldredge Street and Brandywine Avenue, the operator of the vehicle Browne collided with called 911 and advised which way Brown fled the accident on foot. A short time later Browne was taken into custody by members of the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force on the railroad tracks nearby. Taykwann Browne DOB 05/25/1996 had in his possession during the arrest, one loaded 9mm Ruger brand handgun, approximately 12.9 grams of fentanyl pills and drug paraphernalia items used in the sale and distribution of controlled substances. Taykwann Browne appears to link to Kimoy McDonald, they were both working the same east side of Binghamton NY neighborhood in 2022. 

Taykwann J. Browne, DOB 05/25/1996, was sentenced in Broome County Court on Aug 23rd, 2023 to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to a charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony. Browne, who was on parole for a 2015 robbery conviction in Brooklyn, also faces murder charges in New York City, according to the Broome County District Attorney's Office.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Joseph Nocella, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christopher G. Raia, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), Harry T. Chavis, Jr., and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, joined federal partners on Dec. 10, 2025 to announce the establishment of the Homeland Security Task Force (“HSTF”) New York. Co-led by HSI and the FBI, the HSTF New York will serve as a first-of-its-kind task force that utilizes a whole-of-government approach to identify, disrupt and dismantle criminal cartels, Nicolas Maduro Moros, foreign gangs, and transnational criminal organizations (“TCOs”) in New York (like Mac Ballers) and throughout the United States. 

NOTE* Back in 2018, Calvin Johnson, 42, pleaded guilty in April 2018 to felony counts of drug trafficking conspiracy and possessing a firearm by a convicted felon, all related to the "MacBallers" drug raids in 2012 on Binghamton NY West Side that targeted 14 members and associates of the Bloods street gang. For a second time, the Binghamton man who operated a drug trafficking gang's "clubhouse" is going to federal prison. MacBallers congregated at their "club house," the now-shuttered 17 East club on Clinton Street in Binghamton, according to prosecutors. This time, it's for 35 years, instead of a life sentence. "MacBallers" drug dealer gang members have made Binghamton NY their home away from home (Bronx NY).

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Murder of Shakeel Khan in Johnson City NY was Taliban Payback Assassination, Shakeel Khan was CIA asset in Pakistan, $5 Mill Reward for Info on Hitman

Newsflash for the media in Binghamton NY the murder of restaurant owner Shakeel Khan was not a botched robbery or a hate crime because he was a Muslim. The murder of Shakeel Khan owner of Halal Bites Rest on Riverside Dr Johnson City NY was a Taliban payback assassination on March 30, 2019 at  about 10pm. Shakeel Khan was a CIA asset in the SWAT Valley Pakistan where he "openly" politically worked against the Pakistan Taliban TPP now there is a $5 Mill Reward for info that leads to an arrest from the US Rewards for Justice program. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), including its factions active in the Swat region, has historically been involved in acts of terrorism against United States interests, including directing and facilitating a failed bombing attempt in Times Square New York City in 2010 ( Faisal Shahzad). Shakeel Khan was working against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the SWAT valley region of Pakistan where he lived, he is a hero. Back on November 9th, 2020 I wrote, FBI now offering a $50,000 reward for info on who murdered Shakeel Khan outside his Halal Bites restaurant on Riverside Drive Johnson City NY on Saturday night March 30th, 2019 at about 10:00 pm. Shakeel Khan's funeral service was held in Brooklyn NY where his extended family lives and his body was brought back to his native country of Pakistan to be buried in the Swat Valley. Detectives are looking for at least one male suspect of unknown race who was wearing dark clothing and a dark mask over his face. Interestingly the FBI confirms what I first said that his murder was a "targeted hit", an assassination. FBI claims Shakeel Khan was killed execution style in their recent poster, no money was taken, not a robbery. Not often that the FBI gets involved with a local murder, the case must have some interstate or international connection with the assassins, and true to form I was right.

Leading up to the unsolved murder of Shakeel Khan on March 30th, 2019 at about 10pm as he was closing up his Halal Bites Rest on Riverside Dr Johnson City NY his assassins had a perfect spot to watch him and do surveillance from right across the street in a paved parking lot, under the interstate overpass, where no one would bother them. There is also quick access available out of the area on the nearby interstate highway. Note* the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist organization has a strong hold in the NY-NJ-CONN area with multiple arrests of wanna be terrorist bombers like Faisal Shahzad a Pakistani American who attempted the May 1st, 2010 Times Square car bombing, the TTP financed and backed him.

Back on Friday April 5th, 2019, NY STATE POLICE MAJOR CRIMES UNIT to assist Johnson City NY police detectives in unsolved murder of Muslim Rest. owner Shakeel Khan. JC cops are receiving help from New York State Police investigators in the effort to find the man or men who killed a village restaurant owner. Police Chief Brent Dodge said "a lot of manpower" is being employed in the effort to determine who shot Shakeel Khan as he closed his Riverside Drive business Saturday night. Dodge said the state police major crimes unit, along with its computer crimes and forensic investigators are providing assistance. Not very often that the owner of a restaurant is shot and killed while closing up and no money was taken, Shakeel Khan was shot multiple times to make sure he was dead, this was a hit. The crew that murdered Shakeel Khan in Johnson City NY on March 30th, 2019 were not locals, most like out of Elizabeth NJ.

It appears to me two or more people conspired to murder Shakeel Khan, rumor mill says hit-men from New Jersey. Most Likely a 3 man team, a driver, a spotter, and a shooter. There had to be surveillance of the restaurant by the assassins, inside and out, they would have watched him close up and know his car in the parking lot in several dry runs. I would estimate someone drove the masked man dressed all in black to the hit, waited and provided a quick get away for the shooter once Khan was down, this was planned. Mr Khan came to the U.S. specifically Brooklyn, New York in 2002 or 2003 (after 9/11 attack) depends n who you believe, from the Swat region in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and moved to Johnson City Broome County NY in 2017, two years later he was murdered in 2019. Murdered Shakell Khan is from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan, which has faced an intense, ongoing insurgency from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and allied militant groups, making the province a focal point of terrorism in Pakistan. Murdered Shakeel Khan appears to have been involved in politics in his home region with the ANP that opposed the Taliban TPP. This TPP Taliban conflict, rooted in the border region with Afghanistan, has resulted in widespread violence, targeting politicians (Khan family - ANP) security forces and civilians, with complex ties to Taliban factions.

The Rewards for Justice program does not offer $5 million dollar rewards for info on murders of ordinary citizens, Shakeel Khan was a CIA asset in Pakistan. I have been involved with the US Rewards for Justice program in Florida, I know how it works and who it rewards and why. Most very likely Shakeel Khan had been or was a paid and protected Federal Confidential Informant (CI) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Pakistan prior to the 9/11/2001 terror attacks, he shows up in Brooklyn NY in 2002 or 2003, depends on who you believe. 

On March 23, 2023 The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the US Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for certain information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual, who committed, attempted or conspired to commit, or aided or abetted in the commission of the murder of Shakeel Khan, this generally never happens for ordinary citizens of the USA, unless they link to major cases in the middle east like Shakeel Khan so obviously did as a CIA asset in the SWAT Valley Pakistan, Taliban country when Shakeel Khan lived there. This guy was a hero who worked for US intelligence while living in Pakistan,

Shakeel Khan, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was murdered outside his place of employment in Johnson City, New York on March 30, 2019 at around 10pm. Shakeel Khan, a native of the Swat region in Pakistan (Taliban country), was openly involved in political activities opposing the terrorist organization Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (the Taliban) in that country. No one on their own would go up against the Taliban in the SWAT Valley their home base like Shakeel Khan did unless you had CIA backing. Shakeel Khan was a CIA asset, he was a hero! Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a conglomerate of violent insurgent groups operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan that seek to overthrow the state of Pakistan. Taliban Pakistan (TTP)  has been based in the SWAT Region of Pakistan for decades. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a conglomerate of around 40 tribal and non-tribal Pakistani militant groups fighting against the state of Pakistan and the U.S.-led coalition forces. TTP had previously fought in Afghanistan alongside with both the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and the TTP group has maintained close ties to both organizations since, and Shakeel Khan went up against them in the SWAT Valley Pakistan!

The Swat region of Pakistan was under effective control of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from roughly 2000 to 2009. During this time, militants led by Maulana Fazlullah enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia law, targeting girls' schools, banning media, and performing public executions in what residents termed "Khooni Chowk". The retaking of Green Chowk Pakistan in the SWAT Valley could have serious symbolic value. Residents nicknamed it "khooni chowk" or "bloody intersection" because the militants would leave their victims' bodies there some decapitated, some killed in other brutal fashions. The dead often were left hanging from trees. Some had notes attached that accused the victims of spying and told local residents not to move the bodies until specified times. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force are investigating the murder of Shakeel Khan, who was a Pakistani native fo the Swat Valley Pakistan. In November 2020, the FBI issued a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder. 

Murdered restaurant owner Shakell Khan in Johnson City NY (March 2019) could have been a influential member of the ANP political party when he lived in the Swat Valley Pakistan and 'openly' politically opposed the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The Awami National Party (ANP) is a secular, Pashtun-nationalist party that has historically held a significant, often embattled presence in Swat, Khyber Pakistan. It spearheaded opposition to the Taliban insurgency (2007-2009) but faced severe militant backlash, resulting in numerous targeted assassinations of its leaders, such as the 2025 attack on Mumtaz Ali Khan. Mumtaz Ali Khan, a senior Awami National Party (ANP) leader which controls the provincial government in Swat, Pakistan survived a remote-controlled bomb attack on his vehicle in Matta on November 12, 2025. He is the son of the late ANP leader Muzaffar Ali Khan, who was killed in a 2011 grenade attack. The attack was attributed to militants, with a spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat chapter, Omar Hassan Ahrabi, later claiming responsibility. The Khan family has faced persistent targeting by Taliban TPP militants in Pakistan, which aim to silence secular resistance through fear and intimidation.

In 2008 Muzaffar Ali Khan's brother, Mukhtiar Ali Khan, and his son, Aftab Ali Khan, were killed by Taliban militants. Zahid Khan, the head of the Swat Qaumi Jirga [council] and an outspoken opponent of the Taliban, was also one of the victims of the bloody Taliban campaign. Khan was shot in the head on August 4, 2012 while returning from evening prayers. Was Shakeel Khan's murder in Johnson City NY linked to all of this, he was there, and he did politically oppose the Taliban in the Swat Valley of Pakistan? Was Shakeel Khan ANP?

Times Square Bomb Plot: Faisal Shahzad a Pakistani American who attempted the May 1st, 2010 Times Square car bombing, was arrested after he had boarded Emirates Flight 202 to Dubai UAE. On June 21, 2010, in Federal District Court in Manhattan Faisal Shahzad confessed to 10 counts arising from the bombing attempt. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) financed and backed Faisal Shahzad. In upstate NY, Shakeel Khan was murdered in Johnson City NY in 2019, he was a native of the Swat region in Pakistan (Taliban country). Shakeel Khan was openly involved in political activities opposing the terrorist organization Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The terrorist organization Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) sponsored Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American who lived in Connecticut, to undertake an attack in New York City’s Times Square on May 1, 2010. 

In July 2010, video footage emerged of Faisal Shahzad embracing Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Pakistan’s interior minister, Rehman Malik, told reporters that Faisla Shahzad “visited Pakistan seven times and he met Hakimullah Mehsud and also met other leaders of the TTP, those so-called leaders of the Taliban.” I do not think the media in Johnson City -Binghamton - Broome County NY has any idea how big a deal the assassination of Shakeel Khan is! The TTP operates along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and has historically maintained, through its alliance with Al-Qaeda, an interest in targeting U.S. interests. Intelligence has sometimes highlighted connections between TTP militants in the region and individuals in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area, often involving, "homegrown" radicals. In December 2009, Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad received explosives training in Waziristan, Pakistan, from explosive trainers affiliated with Tehrik-e-Taliban (TPP), a militant extremist group based in Pakistan. On Feb. 25, 2010, Shahzad received approximately $5,000 in cash in Massachusetts sent from a co-conspirator (CC-1) in Pakistan whom Shahzad understood worked for Tehrik-e-Taliban (TPP). Approximately six weeks later, on April 10, 2010, Shahzad received an additional $7,000 in cash in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., which was also sent at CC-1's direction.

The reward offer from RFJ is in addition to the FBI’s reward offer and seeks information that would assist the FBI in identifying those responsible for Khan’s murder. More information about this reward offer is located on the Rewards for Justice website at www.rewardsforjustice.net. Anyone with information on those responsible for the murder of Shakeel Khan should contact Rewards for Justice via Signal, Telegram, or WhatsApp at +1-202-702-7843. All information will be kept strictly confidential.

I have knowledge of how the US State Dept Rewards for Justice program works. I have known only one other case where a man who was a legal resident of America and got involved with a CIA terrorist investigation in the Middle East and ended up dead or kidnapped had a $5 Million Dollar Reward offered for information on how he was kidnapped, or how he was killed, or who killed him. Shakeel Khan in Johnson City NY is one of the men, the other man is former FBI agent and private investigator Robert "Bob" Levinson from Florida who disappeared while in Iran investigating a cigarette smuggling case, most likely at the request of the CIA. In March 2020, U.S. government officials and his family announced the conclusion that Robert "Bob" Levinson most likely died while in Iranian custody. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5 Million Dollars for information leading to the location, recovery, and return of retired FBI agent Robert "Bob" Levinson, who disappeared in Kish Island, Iran, on March 9, 2007. In addition, the U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice program offers up to $20 million, bringing the potential total to $25 million for information on Robert "Bob" Levinson's case.


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