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Connecticut Man Sentenced for Attempting to Join ISIS

U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Public Affairs
Article Source: U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Public Affairs

Article Source: U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Public Affairs

  • Kevin Iman McCormick, 30, of Hamden, Conn., was sentenced to 144 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
  • Between August and October 2019, McCormick made several statements to others expressing a desire to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS. In August 2019, McCormick stated to members of a Muslim community center that “we should support ISIS” and “jihad is the way to go.”
  • McCormick was arrested after he traveled to a small private airport in Connecticut where he expected to board a plane that would fly him to Canada and then to Amman, Jordan.  Read More

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