A pizza shop owner in New York was sentenced to 22 and ½ years in prison for recruiting people for terrorist group ISIS.
The ISIS group or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is the terrorist group known to have been recruiting members around the globe including the US. According to CNN, "the Islamist militant group that has seized a chunk of land stretching from northern Syria to central Iraq, has struck fear into the hearts of leaders around the world." The group started their terrorist activities in Iraq last 2004. 12 years later, their reign of terror has reached the US and even Paris. They are known for infiltrating different countries secretly. That's why the authorities, including the FBI, are working tirelessly to restrain the movement of the terrorist group in order to maintain peace and order.
NBC reported that Mufid Elfgeeh "was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Rochester." Although he pleaded not guilty, the court sentenced him to more than 22 years prison time after admitting that he, in fact, tried to recruit people to become members of the terrorist group ISIS to fight in Syria.
Elfgeeh is born in Yemen but he is already a naturalized American citizen. He was arrested by the FBI in 2014 and according to CBN's report, "prosecutors say since his arrest he renounced the Islamic State and its methods". The FBI's investigations also claimed that in 2014 the man also tried to buy guns to support the terrorist group ISIS, according to Chief Investigative Reporter Jonathan Dienst.
This is not the first time ISIS was linked with US citizens in New York. However, it cannot be said that only Muslims have ties with ISIS. Some other Americans were also charged due to ISIS links whereas some Muslims were targeted by ISIS. Human rights groups, despite the cases linking ISIS to Muslims and naturalized US citizens, call for equality and fair treatment for Muslims in New York.
