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Yemeni native in New York charged with aiding ISIL

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by Joseph Earnest  September 17, 2014   

 

Newscast Media NEW YORK—A seven-count indictment charging Mufid A. Elfgeeh, 30, a Yemen-born naturalized US citizen of Rochester, with three counts of attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was returned by a New York grand jury, Attorney General Eric Holder announced.

 

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"We will remain aggressive in identifying and disrupting those who seek to provide support to ISIL and other terrorist groups that are bent on inflicting harm upon Americans," said Attorney General Holder.  "As this case shows, our agents and prosecutors are using all the investigative tools at our disposal to break up these plots before individuals can put their plans into action.  We are focused on breaking up these activities on the front end, before supporters of ISIL can make good on plans to travel to the region or recruit sympathizers to this cause."

 

"Disrupting and holding accountable those who seek to provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations is and shall remain a critical national security priority," said Assistant Attorney General Carlin.   "I want to thank the agents, analysts and prosecutors who are responsible for the arrest and charges in this case."

 

"With today's indictment of Mufid Elfgeehr, the government demonstrates that it will use all available tools to disrupt and defeat ISIS," said U.S. Attorney Hochul.  "The case also demonstrates that by working with the community, law enforcement is able to identify those who would harm our country or our returning soldiers."

 

The material support charges each carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, the attempted murder charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, the firearms possession charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years and a maximum of life in prison, and the firearm silencer charges each carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

 

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According to court records, Elfgeeh attempted to provide material support to ISIS in the form of personnel, namely three individuals, two of whom were cooperating with the FBI.   Elfgeeh attempted to assist all three individuals in traveling to Syria to join and fight on behalf of ISIS.   Elfgeeh also plotted to shoot and kill members of the United States military who had returned from Iraq.  As part of the plan to kill soldiers, Elfgeeh purchased two handguns equipped with firearm silencers and ammunition from a confidential source.  The handguns were made inoperable by the FBI before the confidential source gave them to Elfgeeh.

 

The indictment is the result of an investigation on the part of the Rochester Joint Terrorism Task Force of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 

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The defendant is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Brett A. Harvey and Frank H. Sherman, with the assistance of Trial Attorney Steven P. Ward of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.  Add Comments>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

  

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