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Connecticut man sentenced to 92 months for supporting ISIS
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Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, 29, of West Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor Bolden to 92 months in federal prison and lifetime supervised release after pleading guilty to providing material support to ISIS. According to the Justice Department, Elshazly swore allegiance to ISIS in 2018 and, in the 15 months before his December 2019 arrest, posted hundreds of pro-ISIS messages online. He paid $500 to a person he believed could smuggle him toward Syria to join ISIS fighters, but the person was an undercover agent, and he was arrested in Stonington, Connecticut, before boarding a boat. He had been in custody since his arrest.
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Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, 29, of West Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison.
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He will be under lifetime supervised release after his prison term.
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He pledged allegiance to ISIS and its then-leader.
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He paid $500 to someone he believed could smuggle him toward Syria, who turned out to be an undercover agent.
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He was arrested on December 15, 2019, in Stonington, Connecticut, before he could board a boat.
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He posted hundreds of pro-ISIS messages online in the months before his arrest.
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Connecticut man sentenced to over seven-and-a-half years for trying to support ISIS
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- New York PostRight
Connecticut man sentenced to over seven-and-a-half years for trying to support ISIS
After his term, Elshazly, who has been in jail since he was arrested on Dec. 15, 2019, will be under supervised release for the rest of his life, the department said.
- The Washington TimesRight
Connecticut man who paid $500 to be smuggled toward Syria gets 92 months in ISIS case
A Connecticut man who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and paid $500 to a person he believed could smuggle him toward Syria was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison, the Justice Department announced.
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Muslim man sentenced in the US on terrorism charges, supporting ISIS
(The Center Square) – Loaded modifier“Another Muslim man”Emphasizing the defendant's religion as a recurring category implies a pattern tied to faith rather than the individual's actions, which a neutral report would avoid.More neutral: A manDisagree with this highlight? in the U.S. has been sentenced on terrorism charges, including providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
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Muslim man sentenced in Connecticut on federal terrorism charges, supporting ISIS
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- The Washington TimesRightSep 29, 12:10 PM EDT
- New York PostRightSep 30, 3:42 AM EDT
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