A former worker for Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate campaign is among 12 activists accused by federal prosecutors of terrorizing members of Michigan’s Jewish community. The allegations involve threats, vandalism, intimidation, and attacks aimed at people and organizations believed to have connections to Israel.

Mariam Odeh, 24, was among eight people included in the original indictments, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Eastern Michigan. Prosecutors allege the group threatened University of Michigan officials while trying to force the university to sever its ties with Israel.

12 indicted in Michigan for a campaign of terror against Jews. Jars of chemicals thrown into family homes. Houses marked with the red triangles Hamas uses to mark targets for death. One defendant, Mariam Odeh, worked for @AbdulElSayed 's Senate campaign. Surprised? Don't be. https://t.co/dG4wp1r8Rs

— Mark Goldfeder (@MarkGoldfeder) November 1, 2026

The federal case expanded Friday when four additional alleged co-conspirators were indicted. That brought the total number of alleged conspirators to 12, widening a case already filled with disturbing accusations involving university leaders, law enforcement personnel, businesses and family homes.

12 people now indicted in Michigan for a campaign of terror against Jews and anyone tied to Israel.

Jars of noxious chemicals thrown into family homes. Windows smashed. Homes marked with red inverted triangles, the symbol Hamas uses to mark targets for death. One allegedly threatened to slowly poison a victim once he became a doctor. Targets: the Jewish Federation of Detroit, UM regents, a campus cop, a student. This was never a "protest movement." It's Hamas tactics on American streets. https://t.co/od85riWqCr — Oren Barsky (@orenbarsky) October 31, 2026

Odeh was charged in June over her alleged role in the scheme. The Detroit News reported that same month that she previously worked for El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate campaign, putting an uncomfortable political connection in the middle of the federal case.

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Campaign records obtained by the outlet showed that Odeh received two payments from the left-wing candidate’s campaign. An El-Sayed spokesperson later confirmed that Odeh had worked as an hourly campaign employee for two weeks.

Odeh, a native of Dearborn, Michigan, left the campaign job on April 15, according to El-Sayed spokesperson Roxie Richner. Richner told the newspaper that Odeh earned nearly $750 during her brief stint with the campaign.

Federal prosecutors allege that Odeh joined other pro-Palestinian activists in planning and conducting a campaign of harassment and intimidation against school officials. The alleged objective was to pressure the University of Michigan into cutting its ties with Israel.

According to prosecutors, the group vandalized the homes of university board members and placed fake corpses on their lawns. Anti-Israel slogans were also allegedly painted in front of the home of the university’s president at the time.

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The allegations did not stop with graffiti or grotesque lawn displays. Federal authorities said members of the group broke windows and threw jars containing noxious chemicals into family homes, then posted the alleged attacks on social media.

Those social media posts also carried a menacing warning, according to federal authorities: “you cannot hide.” The message was allegedly posted as the activists publicized attacks targeting people connected to the university or organizations viewed as having ties to Israel.

Prosecutors also accused Odeh of participating in the 2024 vandalism of a Rolls Royce Solutions America, Inc. building in Detroit. The group allegedly padlocked the building’s doors before covering the area outside with political slogans.

Federal prosecutors said Odeh and other members of the group spray painted “FREE PALESTINE” and “LONG LIVE THE INTIFADA” on the sidewalk in front of the building. The incident was included among the actions authorities attributed to the alleged conspiracy.

Odeh faces one count of conspiracy to transmit threats in interstate and foreign commerce, according to The Detroit News. The charge could carry a prison sentence of up to five years if she is convicted.

The four people named in the latest indictments are accused of intimidation directed at university leadership, law enforcement personnel, and businesses perceived as connected to Israel. Federal authorities said two of those newly charged individuals remained at large.

The El-Sayed campaign did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication. Attorneys representing Odeh also did not respond, leaving the federal allegations and her brief campaign employment without public comment from either side.

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