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A federal grand jury on Aug. 23 charged Herman Leyvoune Wilson,
45, of Albuquerque, with trying to provide material support to a
designated foreign terrorist organization by setting up an
“Islamic State Center” in New Mexico, according to a DOJ
statement.
The center aimed to teach Islamic State ideology, provide
training in "tactical maneuvers and martial arts," and serve as
a safe haven for individuals preparing to travel and fight on
behalf of the group in the United States and abroad, the
statement said.
Wilson, also known as Bilal Mu’Min Abdullah, helped run an
online platform that promoted Islamic State recruitment and
discussed attacks in the United States and overseas, the
statement said.
Devon Fooks, a federal public defender representing Wilson, did
not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Two men sentenced in July for providing support to Islamic State
said Wilson brought them into the group, prosecutors said.
Kristopher Matthews, 36, of South Carolina and Jaylyn Molina,
24, of Texas said Wilson radicalized them to "ISIS ideology,"
the statement said.
Separately, Awais Chudhary, 22, of New York on Friday pleaded
guilty to planning a knife attack in the Queens borough on
behalf of Islamic State, the Department of Justice said in a
statement.
Sam Jacobson, a federal defender representing Chudhary, did not
immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting By Andrew Hay in Taos, New Mexico; Editing by David
Gregorio)
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