A Michigan man has been charged with attempting to offer material support to the Islamic State terror group in addition to possession of a destructive device as a felon.
Aws Mohammed Naser, formerly of Westland, Michigan, was indicted Tuesday within the Eastern District of Michigan, and appeared in court on the fees the identical day, in line with the Justice Department.
From 2011 to October 2017, in line with authorities, Naser tried to offer material support to ISIS while knowing it was a terrorist organization.
The support that Naser gave to the group consisted of personnel including himself, in addition to unspecified services, in line with the Justice Department. Naser can also be accused of owning a “destructive device” despite being a felon.
The Justice Department didn’t specify what sort of “destructive device” it accuses Naser of getting.
The Michigan Department of Corrections database indicates that Naser was imprisoned in 2014 for an armed robbery the 12 months prior.
If found guilty of the ISIS charge, Naser faces as much as 20 years in prison. If he’s convicted on the device possession charge, he faces as much as 15 years in prison.
“Today’s indictment serves to remind others what can occur in the event that they try to provide assistance to a foreign terrorist organization. The FBI will make every effort to guard Americans at home and abroad and to bring other like-minded criminals to justice,” said James Tarasca, special agent in command of the FBI’s Detroit field office.
