An American citizen was given a 20-year jail sentence on Wednesday for making an attempt to assist the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Iraq.
Bernard Augustine was sentenced for making an attempt to supply materials assist to ISIS. The California resident stated he supposed to assist ISIS by encouraging extra English audio system to affix the ranks. In the course of the trial, he testified he would "do it once more" if the jury acquitted him, in response to the Division of Justice (DOJ).
"The sentence Mr. Augustine acquired at present insures [sic] he won't ever obtain his acknowledged ambition of becoming a member of ISIS and supporting the terrorist group's pursuit of its reprehensible targets," FBI Assistant Director-in-Cost Michael Driscoll stated.
Augustine watched ISIS propaganda movies praising the group's use of violence resembling "The Flames of Warfare." He searched the web for "learn how to safely be a part of ISIS," "how do Westerners be a part of ISIS," and if there was a recruitment course of or software to affix.
Augustine did in depth analysis for months earlier than he took the leap in 2016 and traveled to Tunisia in north Africa with the plan of becoming a member of the group. When he landed, Augustine headed towards the ISIS-controlled area of Libya however was detained by native authorities earlier than he made it throughout the border. He was despatched again to the U.S. in 2018 to face prices, in response to the DOJ.
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Replace 4/07/22, 9:49 a.m. ET: This text was up to date with extra info.
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