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California man, 34, pleads guilty following attempted ISIS support

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Ammaad Akhtar, a 34-year-old man from California, pleaded guilty on October 30, 2026, to attempting to provide material support to ISIS between February and June 2025. During this period, he communicated with an undercover officer whom he believed was an ISIS member, expressing his desire to join the group and asking for instructions to build a bomb. Akhtar also met with the undercover agent in June 2025, providing clothing, binoculars, $400 cash, two loaded guns, and six additional magazines, along with pledging loyalty to ISIS. He now faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
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Ammaad Akhtar, a 34-year-old man from California, pleaded guilty on October 30, 2026, to attempting to provide material support to ISIS between February 2025 and June 2025. During this period, Akhtar was in contact with an undercover officer whom he believed to be a member of ISIS. He expressed his desire to join the terror organization and even met with an undercover agent in June 2025, where he provided clothing, binoculars, $400 cash, two loaded guns, six additional magazines, and pledged loyalty to ISIS. Akhtar faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for his actions.

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Ammaad Akhtar, 34, tried to funnel money, weapons and other equipment to the terror organization between February 2025 and June 2025 when he was in contact with an undercover officer, whom he believed to be an ISIS member, the department said.
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A California man pleaded guilty on Friday to trying to provide material support to ISIS, according to the US Justice Department. uncertain
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Ammaad Akhtar, 34, tried to funnel money, weapons and other equipment to the terror organization between February 2025 and June 2025 when he was in contact with an undercover officer, whom he believed to be an ISIS member, the department said. asserted
department → try → officer
Akhtar faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. asserted
Akhtar → face → prison
In those communications, he said that he wanted to join ISIS and to “die in the cause of Allah fighting the kuffar,” Arabic for “infidels,” and asked for directions to build a bomb to “make a boom” at a crowded event. asserted
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Akhtar met with an undercover agent in June 2025 and “provided clothing, binoculars, $400 cash, two loaded guns and six additional magazines” and pledged loyalty to ISIS. asserted
Akhtar → meet → ISIS
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