- Abdullah Haji Zada, an 18-year-old Afghan citizen and U.S. lawful permanent resident, pleaded guilty to knowingly receiving and conspiring to receive firearms and ammunition intended for a federal crime of terrorism, specifically an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack planned for Election Day 2024 in Oklahoma.
- Zada and co-conspirator Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, also an Afghan citizen, received two AK-47-style rifles and 500 rounds of ammunition, aware that these would be used for a violent attack on behalf of ISIS.
- Zada, arrested at 17 but pleading guilty as an adult, faces up to 15 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Tawhedi, awaiting trial, faces charges of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS (up to 20 years) and receiving firearms for terrorism (up to 15 years). Read More
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