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An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 21, pleaded guilty to the federal terrorism charge last month. U.S. District Judge David C.

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  1. BNO News

    Idaho man sentenced in ISIS plot to attack churches (opens BNO News)

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    An Idaho man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for planning to attack churches in his hometown on behalf of the Islamic State (ISIS), according to federal prosecutors. He was arrested a day before the attacks were to begin.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 21, pleaded guilty to the federal terrorism charge last month. U.S. District Judge David C.

  3. WKBN Youngstown

    Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for Islamic State support plot (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    An Idaho man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group.

  4. New York Post

    Idaho ISIS wannabe Alexander Scott Mercurio jailed for 18 years over plot to massacre churchgoers (opens New York Post)

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    Mercurio had pledged his allegiance to IS and planned to attack churches on the group’s behalf.

  5. GOP Daily Brief

    Idaho Man Sentenced to 18 Years for ISIS Plot to Attack Churches (opens GOP Daily Brief)

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    Every Sunday morning, millions of American families walk into their local church expecting peace. That expectation – once so basic it didn’t even need stating...

  6. Objectivist

    Idaho ISIS Wannabe Hammered with 18 Years for Church Massacre Plot (opens Objectivist)

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    Alexander Scott Mercurio received 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to supporting the Islamic State group and plotting an armed attack against churches in Coeur d’Alene before the FBI stopped him.

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