Laith Waleed Alebbini, ISIS Support, Ohio 2018

A Dayton, Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

Laith Waleed Alebbini, 28, was convicted of attempting and conspiring to provide material support and resources to ISIS in the form of personnel, namely himself.

Alebbini, a citizen of Jordan and a U.S. legal permanent resident, was arrested by the FBI on April 26, 2017 at the Cincinnati/Kentucky International Airport.

Alebbini waived his right to trial by jury and the case proceeded to trial before U.S. District Judge Walter H. Rice.

The evidence at trial showed that Alebbini had a ticket and boarding pass in hand for a flight to Amman, Jordan, with a connection in Istanbul, Turkey. He intended to forego the flight to Jordan and instead make his way from Turkey into Syria to join ISIS.

Alebbini's plans were thwarted and he is being held accountable for his crimes, thanks to the great work of the agents, analysts, and prosecutors who are assigned to this case.

The investigation of this case was conducted by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, which includes officers and agents from the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Greene County Sheriff's Office, Oakwood Police Department, Dayton Police Department, Cincinnati Police Department, Colerain Police Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol, University of Cincinnati Police Department, U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, West Chester Police Department, and Cincinnati State Police Department.

Alebbini will serve 180 months in prison and 25 years of supervised release for his crimes.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/ohio-man-sentenced-15-years-prison-trying-join-isis