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Bronx man was going to pose as humanitarian to join ISIS: feds
By Kaja Whitehouse
June 22, 2017 | 2:54pm
A Bronx home health aide was arrested at JFK airport Wednesday night for plotting to “pose as a nurse” on a humanitarian mission in order to travel to Syria and join terrorist group ISIS, the feds have said.
Saddam Mohamed “Adam” Raishani was charged by Manhattan federal prosecutors with one count of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Raishani, 30, has spent months plotting alongside an undercover NYC police officer and an undercover FBI, who he believed were trying to help him get to Syria to join ISIS.
At one point, Raishani told the undercover cop, who he believed also wanted to join ISIS, that he would pose as a nurse if the cop posed as a refugee aid worker so that they could cross international borders without drawing suspicion from the authorities, the feds said.
Raishani also went with the undercover cop to buy the clothing he intended to wear for his training with ISIS, the feds said.
This week, Raishani revealed to the undercover FBI agent that he had arranged to meet an ISIS member in Turkey who would help him join the terrorist group in Syria.
He was arrested by the FBI while attempting to board a flight to Lisbon that would then take him to Turkey, the feds said.
Raishani was so intent on joining ISIS, he was planning to abandon his wife and child, the feds said.
At one point, he even revealed to friend that he had asked his wife to join ISIS with him, but she reacted in such a way that he was afraid she would report him to law enforcement, according to the complaint.
Bronx man was going to pose as humanitarian to join ISIS: feds
By Kaja Whitehouse
June 22, 2017 | 2:54pm
A Bronx home health aide was arrested at JFK airport Wednesday night for plotting to “pose as a nurse” on a humanitarian mission in order to travel to Syria and join terrorist group ISIS, the feds have said.
Saddam Mohamed “Adam” Raishani was charged by Manhattan federal prosecutors with one count of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Raishani, 30, has spent months plotting alongside an undercover NYC police officer and an undercover FBI, who he believed were trying to help him get to Syria to join ISIS.
At one point, Raishani told the undercover cop, who he believed also wanted to join ISIS, that he would pose as a nurse if the cop posed as a refugee aid worker so that they could cross international borders without drawing suspicion from the authorities, the feds said.
Raishani also went with the undercover cop to buy the clothing he intended to wear for his training with ISIS, the feds said.
This week, Raishani revealed to the undercover FBI agent that he had arranged to meet an ISIS member in Turkey who would help him join the terrorist group in Syria.
He was arrested by the FBI while attempting to board a flight to Lisbon that would then take him to Turkey, the feds said.
Raishani was so intent on joining ISIS, he was planning to abandon his wife and child, the feds said.
At one point, he even revealed to friend that he had asked his wife to join ISIS with him, but she reacted in such a way that he was afraid she would report him to law enforcement, according to the complaint.