TOPSHOT - A member of the Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of the Islamic State (IS) group in a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training centre by the jihadists, on March 1, 2017, in the village of Albu Sayf, on the southern outskirts of Mosul. Iraqi forces launched a major push on February 19 to recapture the west of Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, retaking the airport and then advancing north. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Mirsad Kandic, 40, of Brooklyn, N.Y. was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS, and five substantive counts of providing material support to ISIS.
  • Kandic was a high-ranking member of ISIS and had multiple responsibilities within the global terrorist organization, including recruiting foreign fighters, and obtaining weapons, military equipment, maps, money, and false identifications for ISIS fighters.
  • He faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on the two counts resulting in death, and 20 years imprisonment on each of the other four charges. 
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