WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th May, 2019) A Federal jury in Dallas, Texas, has found a man guilty of conspiring to support the Islamic State terror group (outlawed in Russia), the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
"Following a three-and-a-half day trial, Said Azzam Mohamad Rahim, a 42-year-old US citizen, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO) [and] one count of attempting to provide material support to an FTO," the release said.
Rahim was also convicted on six counts of making false statements involving international terrorism to federal authorities, the Justice Department said.
"Said Azzam Mohamad Rahim operated online to spread ISIS's [Islamic State's] poisonous message of hate and violence. Then he attempted to travel to support ISIS and he lied to the FBI when questioned about his activities," Assistant US Attorney General for National Security John Demers said in the release.
According to evidence presented at trial, Rahim moderated a social media channel dedicated to recruiting fighters for the Islamic State, a State Department designated terror group, the Justice Department said.
