Zakaryia Abdin, Providing Material Support to ISIS, South Carolina 2023
A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Zakaryia Abdin, 20, of Ladson, South Carolina, was sentenced yesterday to 20 years to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
Abdin, a U.S. citizen, began his efforts on Jan. 3, 2017, when he created a social media account to be used to join ISIS. On Jan. 20, 2017, Abdin visited the FBI in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, to meet with an FBI Special Agent from the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
According to court documents, Abdin had extensive communications with an undercover FBI employee. During the course of these online conversations, Abdin expressed continued loyalty to ISIS. He said he had given a pledge of loyalty to ISIS in 2014 and provided a video of a new pledge to Abu Baker al Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of ISIS, in which Abdin pledged his allegiance.
The FBI arrested the defendant at the Charleston International Airport on March 30, 2017, when he attempted to board an airplane in order to travel overseas to join ISIS.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon for the District of South Carolina, and Special Agent in Charge Jody Norris of the FBI’s Columbia Division made the announcement.
Zakaryia Abdin, 20, of Ladson, South Carolina, Defendant/Respondent's REAL full name or legal entity name is Zakaryia Abdin.
Exact Criminal Charges: Attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
City and State: Ladson, South Carolina.
Exact Date with month/day/year (sentencing, arrest, or crime date): Jan. 3, 2017, and March 30, 2017.
Sentence or outcome: Zakaryia Abdin was sentenced to 20 years to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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