Xuanyu Harry Pang, 38, was planning the attack for Naval Station Great Lakes north of Chicago, where he was stationed.

The Justice Department claims the ex-sailor tried to participate in a plan to avenge the United States' 2020 killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.

Douglas S. DePodesta was named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office. DePodesta had been serving as interim special agent in charge of the Memphis Field Office in Tennessee.