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New York Man Indicted, Accused of Attempting to Support ISIS

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Thinkstock 091615 Gavel?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1410909739556BrianAJackson/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — A Rochester man was indicted on Tuesday on charges that he attempted to provide “material support” to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and tried to kill current and former members of the U.S. military, among other accusations.

The U.S. Department of Justice released a statement on Tuesday charging Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, with three counts of attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS, one count of attempter murder, one count of possessing firearms equipped with silencers in furtherance of a crime of violence, and two counts of receipt and possession of unregistered firearm silencers. “We will remain aggressive in identifying and disrupting those who seek to provide support to [ISIS] and other terrorist groups that are bent on inflicting harm upon Americans,” said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Court records indicate that Elfgeeh is accused of attempting to assist three people in traveling to Syria with the intent to join and fight on behalf of ISIS. He also is accused of planning to shoot and kill military members who had returned from Iraq. As part of that plot, Elfgeeh allegedly purchased weapons from a confidential information.


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