New York woman accused of antisemitic stabbings is indicted for federal hate crimes

A New York woman, Anna Mochalova, was indicted on federal hate crime charges on Friday for allegedly stabbing two identifiably Jewish men in Manhattan on October 21. The charges carry up to 10 years in prison each. She had previously been charged locally and pleaded not guilty.

Anna Mochalova, a Brooklyn woman in her 30s, was indicted on federal hate crime charges on Friday for allegedly stabbing two identifiably Jewish men in Manhattan on October 21. A federal grand jury charged her with two counts of willfully causing bodily injury because of the victims' race, religion, or origin, each carrying a maximum of 10 years in prison. Investigators believe she used a needle but have not recovered the weapon, and it is unclear if it contained any substances. Mochalova was arrested for a transit violation in Brooklyn and then linked to the stabbings. She had previously been charged with hate crimes and other offenses in local court, to which she pleaded not guilty and is being held in detention. Her arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday. The article also notes that Jews were targeted in 58% of all hate crimes in New York City in October, with 26 anti-Jewish incidents out of 45 total hate crimes, according to NYPD data.