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U.S. 'model soldier' gets 25 years in prison for Islamic State support
Last edited Tue Dec 4, 2018, 05:00 PM - Edit history (1)
EDIT: Article updated at linkOriginal Reuters headline: U.S. 'model soldier' to be sentenced for Islamic State support
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Source: Reuters
U.S. DECEMBER 4, 2018 / 10:12 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
U.S. 'model soldier' gets 25 years in prison for Islamic State support
(Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant described by former colleagues as a one-time “model soldier” was sentenced to 25 years in prison at a federal court in Hawaii on Tuesday after pleading guilty to providing material support to the Islamic State militant group, a local news outlet reported.
Ikaika Erik Kang, 35, agreed to a plea deal in August on four counts of breaking antiterrorism laws in which he accepted a proposed 25-year sentence.
Judge Susan Oki Mollway accepted the terms of the plea deal at Tuesday morning’s hearing, Hawaii’s KHON2 news channel reported. Kang told the court he knew what he did was wrong, KHON2 reported.
Kang had begun expressing support for Islamic State, which the United States deems a foreign terrorist organization, by early 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Undercover agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation began meeting with Kang earlier this year, some of them posing as members of the militant group.
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U.S. 'model soldier' gets 25 years in prison for Islamic State support
(Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant described by former colleagues as a one-time “model soldier” was sentenced to 25 years in prison at a federal court in Hawaii on Tuesday after pleading guilty to providing material support to the Islamic State militant group, a local news outlet reported.
Ikaika Erik Kang, 35, agreed to a plea deal in August on four counts of breaking antiterrorism laws in which he accepted a proposed 25-year sentence.
Judge Susan Oki Mollway accepted the terms of the plea deal at Tuesday morning’s hearing, Hawaii’s KHON2 news channel reported. Kang told the court he knew what he did was wrong, KHON2 reported.
Kang had begun expressing support for Islamic State, which the United States deems a foreign terrorist organization, by early 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Undercover agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation began meeting with Kang earlier this year, some of them posing as members of the militant group.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-hawaii/u-s-model-soldier-to-be-sentenced-for-islamic-state-support-idUSKBN1O31X0