NEW BERN, NC—United States Attorney
Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, United States District
Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Daniel Patrick Boyd, 42, a U.S. citizen and
resident of North Carolina to 216 months’ imprisonment, followed by five years’
supervised release, and a $3,000 fine. “We must be ever vigilant in the pursuit
of those who seek to destroy our way of life. This prosecution is evidence of
our commitment to do so,” stated U.S. Attorney Thomas G. Walker.
Boyd pleaded guilty on February 9, 2011,
to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, Title 18, United
States Code, Section 2339A; and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure
persons abroad, Title 18, United States Code, Section 956(a). ”Daniel Boyd
recruited his own sons and others into conspiracies to murder persons abroad
and provide material support to terrorism. Today, he is being held accountable
for his actions. I thank all those responsible for this successful outcome,”
said Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security.
“People who are plotting to harm
Americans are no longer a world away from us. Daniel Boyd led a group of
extremists who chose to target innocent citizens in the U.S. and abroad. The
Raleigh-Durham Joint Terrorism Task Force thwarted his plot and will keep
pursuing those who threaten our society,” said Chris Briese, Special Agent In
Charge of FBI Charlotte.
“The Defense Criminal Investigative
Service was proud to partner with the Raleigh FBI JTTF to help bring Daniel
Boyd and the Triangle terror group to justice,” commented DCIS Special Agent in
Charge John F. Khin, Southeast Field Office. “Due to our ongoing commitment to
protecting America’s warfighters both overseas and at home in America, these
violent extremists can no longer harm military service members and their
families. Today’s sentencing of these criminals is the result of many years of
dedication, persistence, and collaboration by all the partners of the FBI
JTTF.”
Boyd was first charged along with seven
other defendants in a federal indictment returned on July 22, 2009. He was
arrested on July 29, 2009, and the indictment was unsealed. On September 24,
2009, a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment that added
additional charges against Boyd and two of the other defendants.
According to the superseding indictment,
during the period from 1989 through 1992, Boyd traveled to Pakistan and
Afghanistan where he received military-style training in terrorist training
camps for the purpose of engaging in violent jihad. Following this training,
according to the indictment, he fought in Afghanistan.
Also stated in the indictment is that
from roughly November 2006 through at least July 2009, Boyd conspired with the
other defendants to provide material support and resources to terrorists,
including currency, training, transportation, and personnel. The defendants
also conspired to murder, kidnap, maim, and injure persons abroad during this
period. The object of the conspiracy, according to the indictment, was to
advance violent jihad, including supporting and participating in terrorist
activities abroad and committing acts of murder, kidnapping, or maiming persons
abroad.
Ultimately, Boyd cooperated with the
government, as noted by federal prosecutors during the sentencing hearing
today. After pleading guilty to two counts of the superseding indictment in
2011, Boyd testified at trial against several of his co-conspirators who were
convicted in October 2011.
The prosecution was handled by Assistant
U.S. Attorney John Bowler of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern
District of North Carolina and Trial Attorney Jason Kellhofer of the
Counterterrorism Section in the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security
Division.
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