US v. Khan, Rahatul Ashikim, et ano.
Austin, TX

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); Taliban

[WDTX] Rahatul Ashikim Khan (a.k.a. "Rahat Khan," "AuthenticTauheed19," and "AT19") from Round Rock, TX, was charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. From early 2011 to January 2012, Khan allegedly conspired with others to recruit persons to travel overseas to support terrorist activities including committing violent jihad. Michael Todd Wolfe (a.k.a. "Faruq") was charged in a separate complaint with attempting to provide material support to terrorists. According to the complaint, Wolfe planned to travel to the Middle East to provide his services to radical groups engaged in armed conflict in Syria. Wolfe pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. In June 2014, Wolfe was sentenced to 82 months in prison for attempting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State for Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Rahatul Khan was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to terrorists by recruiting potential foreign fighters located in the U.S. to wage violent jihad overseas.