Justice Dept asks court to sentence Connecticut man to 15 years for attempting to join ISIS
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut to sentence Ahmad Khalil Elshazly to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS.Elshazly, of West Haven, Conn., pleaded guilty in November 2022. He has been detained since his December 2019 arrest, when the FBI apprehended him as he walked toward a boat he believed would take him to Turkey, where he planned to make his way to Syria and join ISIS. He had paid $500 to a person he believed could smuggle him out of the United States.“The defendant did not stumble into this offense,” the government’s sentencing memorandum, filed on Sunday, stated. “He pursued it, deliberately and unceasingly, for over a year.” Prosecutors said Elshazly repeatedly sought ways to reach ISIS, including through Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia under the guise of…
The U.S. Department of Justice has requested the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut to sentence Ahmad Khalil Elshazly of West Haven, Conn., to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Elshazly pleaded guilty in November 2022, following his December 2019 arrest by the FBI as he attempted to board a boat he believed would take him to Turkey, en route to Syria to join ISIS. Prosecutors stated, "The defendant did not stumble into this offense. He pursued it, deliberately and unceasingly, for over a year." They also noted Elshazly administered a pro-ISIS Discord server and, while detained, created plans for an inmate uprising. The Justice Department emphasized, "In the almost seven years since the defendant was arrested and detained, there is no evidence that he has reconsidered these beliefs or deradicalized."
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