Michigan Man Gets 20-Year Federal Sentence for ISIS Support Attempt and Destructive Device Charge
A Michigan man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after being convicted by a jury last year on two charges linked to ISIS and a destructive device. The sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A.
Eisenberg, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr., and Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan of the FBI Detroit Division.
According to the source, the convictions were for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, commonly known as ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. He was also convicted of being a felon in possession of a destructive device.
The source gives no further details on the underlying conduct, the device involved, or any operational consequences beyond the federal sentence. The case is described as having been decided by a jury last year, with sentencing entered today.
The report concerns a terrorism-related federal prosecution in the United States and records the final prison term imposed on the defendant.
