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Arvada Woman Sentenced for Backing Terror Group
Shannon Conley, a 19-year-old from Arvada, Colorado, was found guilty of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, Al-Qaeda (AQ) and its affiliates, including Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), aka the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), aka the Islamic State of Iraq and Al Sham (ISIS), aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Conley pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court before Judge Raymond P. Moore on January 23, 2015. She was remanded into custody after the hearing.
According to the stipulated facts in the plea agreement, Conley and her co-conspirator worked together and with other individuals to provide and attempt to provide material support and resources to Al-Qaeda and its affiliates between February 2014 and April 8, 2014. Conley met her co-conspirator on the Internet and shared her view of Islam as requiring participation in violent jihad.
Conley also obtained training in U.S. military tactics and firearms through the U.S. Army Explorers and obtained first aid/nursing certification and National Rifle Association certification. Despite being cautioned by FBI agents not to carry out her plans, Conley attempted to board a flight to Turkey on April 8, 2014, where she was arrested by FBI agents.
A search of Conley’s home revealed DVDs of Anwar Al-Awlaki lectures and a number of books and articles about Al-Qaeda, its affiliate groups, and jihad. Conley faces up to five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 for conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Arvada Police Department. Conley will be sentenced by Judge Moore on January 23, 2015.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Holloway and Jennifer Levy of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting the case.
Key Facts
- State: Colorado
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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