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Rochester man imprisoned for ISIS recruiting now accused of attempted prison murder. ( ISIL - New York and Kentucky )
News 10 NBC ^ | May 1, 2023 | Bonnie Marrocco

Posted on 05/01/2023 1:20:56 PM PDT by george76

MCREARY COUNTY, KY. – The Rochester man, 39-year-old Mufid Elfgeeh, who was convicted of supporting ISIS in 2016, has been indicted for attempted murder at a federal prison in Kentucky. The indictment was filed on Thursday, April 27, and does not provide any other information, except that the initials of the victim are A.J.W.

Elfgeeh was born in Yemen and is a naturalized American citizen. He was the first man to be captured and convited of supporting ISIS in the United States, and was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in federal prison. He confesssed that he tried to recruit and raise money for the terrorist group.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Kentucky; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016; elfgeeh; iraq; isil; isis; mufid; mufidelfgeeh; naturalized; yemen; yemeni
Mufid Elfgeeh, 32, of Rochester, who pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was sentenced Thursday to 22 1/2 years in prison and 27 years supervised release ...

https://nydailyrecord.com/tag/mufid-elfgeeh/

1 posted on 05/01/2023 1:20:56 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76

Well he should have his US citizenship stripped and be sent back to Yemen where the prison system can impose more culturally appropriate punishment.


2 posted on 05/06/2023 4:55:43 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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