Yesterday, Parveg Ahmed, 22, a U.S. citizen of Queens, New
York, was arrested on charges of attempting to provide material support to the
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist
organization. The defendant is scheduled
to make his initial appearance this afternoon at 2 p.m. at the federal
courthouse in Brooklyn, New York before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein.
The charges were announced by Acting Assistant Attorney
General for National Security Dana J. Boente, Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M.
Rohde for the Eastern District of New York, Assistant Director-in-Charge
William F. Sweeney, Jr. of the FBI’s New
York Field Office and Commissioner James P. O'Neill of the NYPD.
As alleged in the complaint, the defendant traveled to Saudi
Arabia in June 2017, purportedly to celebrate an Islamic religious
holiday. Upon his arrival in Saudi
Arabia, the defendant attempted to travel to Syria to enter ISIS-controlled
territory.
The defendant was deported back to the U.S. on August 28,
where he was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New
York.
If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum sentence of 20
years in prison. The charge in the
federal complaint are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed
innocent unless and until proven guilty. The maximum statutory sentence is
prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes. If
convicted of any offense, the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by
the court after considering the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other
statutory factors.
The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s
National Security & Cybercrime Section and the Justice Department’s
National Security Division. Assistant
U.S. Attorneys Alexander A. Solomon and Craig R. Heeren are in charge of the
prosecution, with assistance provided by Trial Attorney Joshua D. Champagne of
the Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division.
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