USA v. Masri, Shaker
Chicago, IL

Al Shabaab, Al Qaeda

[NDIL] Chicago resident Shaker Masri was charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago with one count each of attempting to provide material support to designated terrorist groups al Qaeda and al Shabaab and attempting to provide material support through the use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction.Masri was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for planning to travel to Somalia to join al Shabaab to wage jihad.