A Knox Place man has admitted to a federal judge that he attempted to fly to the Middle East so he can train with and join the terrorist group known as ISIS, among the many admissions made.
Sajmir Alimehmeti, known as Abdul Qawii, faces numerous charges including one count of attempting to provide material to ISIS, making a false statement in an application for a US passport with intent to support ISIS, and attempting to join ISIS. He faces a maximum sentence of 45 years.
“Sajmir Alimehmeti took steps to travel overseas to support ISIS’s terror campaign. He also bought military-type weapons and assisted another to get travel documents, equipment, and encryption technology to fight with ISIS in Syria. Thanks to the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force, Alimehmeti now awaits sentencing for his admitted crimes in support of a terrorist organization.”
Alimehmeti lived on Knox Place, where he hung an ISIS flag.
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