From New Jersey to California, federal authorities have charged 58 people in the past year alleging support or ties to ISIS, or ISIL as it is also called.
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Nader Saadeh, 20, previously of Rutherford, is scheduled to seem in federal courtroom in Newark this afternoon on costs of conspiring with others in New Jersey and New York, the officers stated.
The indictment notes that the Saadeh brothers’ parents were deported from the U.S. “after sustaining criminal convictions”.
Alaa Saadeh, was arrested on June 29 and faces charges of conspiring to support Islamic State and witness tampering.
Saadeh sent “electronic messages” expressing his hatred for the U.S. between 2012 and 2013 and posted images of the ISIS flag on Facebook in 2014, according to the Justice Department.
By April 2015, Nader Saadeh had transitioned into a radicalized supporter of ISIL and was preparing to travel overseas with other individuals.
Nader Saadeh, 20, was charged Monday with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Nader Saadeh, formerly a resident of Rutherford, is set to appear in US District Court in Newark after his morning arrest.
FBI agents obtained computer files showing that Saadeh “viewed ISIL propaganda videos and researched the availability of flights to Turkey, which borders Syria, where ISIL claims to control territory”, the release says. A judge appointed a lawyer to represent him after Saadeh said he could not afford to pay for an attorney.
Authorities say Nader Saadeh traveled to the Middle East in May to join the Islamic State.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation also said it obtained evidence that his mother, who lives overseas, pleaded with him not to join Islamic State.
In a June 13 conversation secretly recorded by an informant, Alaa Saadeh allegedly spoke of his knowledge of his brother’s plans. The group allegedly supported and tried to join ISIL.
He could face several decades in prison if convicted.
Alaa Saadeh told the FBI that the Queen conspirator provided Nader Saadeh with the name and phone number of an ISIL contract near the Turkey/Syria border who would help Saadeh travel to ISIL-controlled territory.
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The charge and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
