Thursday, July 19, 2018

Cal. Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges; Attempted to Provide Financial Support to IS

A California man pleaded guilty yesterday to opening social media accounts to provide support to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, the Reuters website reports today (July 19, 2018).

Amer Sinan Alhaggagi, 23, said he opened Twitter and Facebook accounts for two people he believed to be Islamic State supporters.

Alhaggagi pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist group and three unrelated charges connected with use of a stolen credit card to buy clothing.

The Muslim of Yemeni ancestry is scheduled to be sentenced in November.

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