Posted on Aug 28, 2015
"Va. teenager sentenced to 11 years in prison for tweeting about ISIS, aiding the terrorist group"
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From: New York Daily News
A Virginia high school student has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for helping another teen fly to Syria to join ISIS and for tweeting about and supporting the terrorist group.
Ali Shukri Amin, 17, of Manassas, told the judge he didn't "expect sympathy" as he was sentenced to federal prison Friday.
Amin pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. The honors student was due to graduate that month. His case is a rare instance of a juvenile being charged in federal court.
The teenager acknowledged he used Twitter and other social media to get donations for ISIS. He also drove another Virginia teenager to the airport on a trip bound for Syria, and carried a letter and a thumb drive to the boy's parents that said they would likely never see their son again.
"Today marks a personal tragedy for the Amin family and the community, as we have lost yet another young person to the allure of extremist ideology focused on hatred," FBI Assistant Director Andrew McCabe said in a news release.
"Amin's case serves as a reminder of how persistent and pervasive online radicalization has become," he said.
The teen also admitted to providing online instructions on how to use Bitcoin to hide donations to ISIS and helped would-be jihadists trying to get to Syria.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Ben'Ary said Amin "wasn't being radicalized. He was radicalizing" others and knew what he was doing was illegal.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/va-teen-11-years-prison-aiding-isis-article-1.2340577
A Virginia high school student has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for helping another teen fly to Syria to join ISIS and for tweeting about and supporting the terrorist group.
Ali Shukri Amin, 17, of Manassas, told the judge he didn't "expect sympathy" as he was sentenced to federal prison Friday.
Amin pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. The honors student was due to graduate that month. His case is a rare instance of a juvenile being charged in federal court.
The teenager acknowledged he used Twitter and other social media to get donations for ISIS. He also drove another Virginia teenager to the airport on a trip bound for Syria, and carried a letter and a thumb drive to the boy's parents that said they would likely never see their son again.
"Today marks a personal tragedy for the Amin family and the community, as we have lost yet another young person to the allure of extremist ideology focused on hatred," FBI Assistant Director Andrew McCabe said in a news release.
"Amin's case serves as a reminder of how persistent and pervasive online radicalization has become," he said.
The teen also admitted to providing online instructions on how to use Bitcoin to hide donations to ISIS and helped would-be jihadists trying to get to Syria.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Ben'Ary said Amin "wasn't being radicalized. He was radicalizing" others and knew what he was doing was illegal.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/va-teen-11-years-prison-aiding-isis-article-1.2340577
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
So, SFC Mark Merino you think he is going to be a bigger asshole (literally) when he comes out of jail?
I think the only way this bitch survives eleven years in Federal Prison is if he is kept in solitary confinement. Otherwise, I think your statement is probably the kindest treatment he will receive.
I think the only way this bitch survives eleven years in Federal Prison is if he is kept in solitary confinement. Otherwise, I think your statement is probably the kindest treatment he will receive.
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How the heck does a high school student even have that strong of ideological convictions...
"It's the internet dude; fries their brain cells."
"It's the internet dude; fries their brain cells."
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Seriously, WTF is up with young people seeing such glory and wanting to help this organisation?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
I may be a Grandfather of 5 now but once I was one of those "Disaffected Youth" I had a SLA Poster in my Room. Fortunately this Electronic Whiz was recruited by the US Navy and my skills was put to use by the US Gov't.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Pardon my ignorance, but what is "SLA"? I looked up the acronym online and came up with over 200 results.
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