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Maryland man charged with trying to support Islamic State
Source: Reuters
US | Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:05am EST
Maryland man charged with trying to support Islamic State
A Maryland man has been charged with attempting to provide material support to Islamic State, the Justice Department said on Monday, becoming the latest of more than 70 people arrested by U.S. law enforcement authorities for suspected ties to the militant group since 2014.
Mohamed Elshinawy, 30, of Edgewood, Maryland, was arrested on Friday, the Justice Department said. He was also charged with lying to federal agents and obstructing their investigation.
According to a criminal complaint unsealed on Monday, Elshinawy pledged allegiance to Islamic State in February and later told his brother he wanted to die as a martyr. He is a U.S. citizen, according to the complaint.
Investigators said he received nearly $9,000 in payments from people he understood were associated with Islamic State, which controls wide swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria and has urged followers to carry out attacks around the world.
Elshinawy used several disposable mobile phones, social media accounts and email accounts to hide his communications with those people, the government said.
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Maryland man charged with trying to support Islamic State
A Maryland man has been charged with attempting to provide material support to Islamic State, the Justice Department said on Monday, becoming the latest of more than 70 people arrested by U.S. law enforcement authorities for suspected ties to the militant group since 2014.
Mohamed Elshinawy, 30, of Edgewood, Maryland, was arrested on Friday, the Justice Department said. He was also charged with lying to federal agents and obstructing their investigation.
According to a criminal complaint unsealed on Monday, Elshinawy pledged allegiance to Islamic State in February and later told his brother he wanted to die as a martyr. He is a U.S. citizen, according to the complaint.
Investigators said he received nearly $9,000 in payments from people he understood were associated with Islamic State, which controls wide swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria and has urged followers to carry out attacks around the world.
Elshinawy used several disposable mobile phones, social media accounts and email accounts to hide his communications with those people, the government said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-maryland-idUSKBN0TX2CI20151215
