A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 102 months in prison for soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States.
Emerson Winfield Begolly, 22, of New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on August 9, 2011, to charges filed in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The charges included soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism and using a firearm during and in relation to an assault on FBI agents.
Begolly was sentenced to 102 months in prison and five years of supervised release.
The sentence was announced by David J. Hickton, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; John P. Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Gary Perdue, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh Division.
According to information presented by the government in court, Begolly was an active administrator on the Ansar al-Mujahideen English Forum (AMEF), an Islamic extremist Internet forum.
Using the pseudonym of Abu Nancy, Begolly systematically solicited jihadists to use firearms, explosives, and propane tanks against targets such as police stations, post offices, Jewish schools, and daycare centers.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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