2015 Maryland terrorism plot

Terrorist attempt in the United States July 2026 February 2025 Mohamed Elshinawy is a 30-year-old alleged Islamist operative arrested on December 14, 2015 in Edgewood, Maryland, and charged with pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), "attempting to provide material support" to ISIS, and accepting ISIS funding to carry out such a terrorist attack inside the United States.Chandler Adam An Arrest in Maryland https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/12/maryland-arrest-isis/420534/ December 16, 2015 The Atlantic December 15, 2015Duncan Ian Feds: Edgewood man pledged allegiance to Islamic State, received funds from Egypt https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/12/14/feds-edgewood-man-pledged-allegiance-to-islamic-state-received-funds-from-egypt/ December 16, 2015 Baltimore Sun December 15, 2015Maryland Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/maryland-man-charged-attempting-provide-material-support-isil December 16, 2015 Department of Justice December 14, 2015 According to the United States Department of Justice, Elshinawy received $8,700, which was allegedly sent to him by an ISIS operative in Egypt. The receipt, made by a U.S. resident, is a new development among people in the U.S. charged with supporting ISIS. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Elshinawy used multiple email identities, social media, and "pay as you go" phones to communicate with ISIS operatives. The FBI also stated that Elshinawy was caught because he received suspect foreign funds.Goldman Adam Maryland man accused of receiving $9,000 from ISIS to carry out attack on American soil https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/maryland-man-charged-with-supporting-the-islamic-state/2015/12/14/1d8eafb2-a277-11e5-ad3f-991ce3374e23_story.html December 16, 2015 Washington Post December 14, 2015 According to the legal complaint, federal investigators claim that earlier in 2015, Elshinawy said to his brother that he pledged to support ISIS and wanted "to die as a martyr for the Islamic State." Elshinawy is the first person in Maryland to be charged by federal prosecutors with having ties to ISIS. 75 court cases have been brought in the United States in 2015 on charges of supporting ISIS.Lichtblau Eric Maryland Man Accused of Tapping Money From ISIS Operatives for a U.S. Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/us/politics/maryland-man-accused-of-tapping-money-from-isis-operatives-for-a-us-attack.html December 16, 2015 New York Times December 14, 2015 References Category:2015 in Maryland Category:December 2015 crimes in the United States Category:Failed terrorist attempts in the United States Category:Harford County, Maryland Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in the United States Category:Terrorist incidents in Maryland Category:Terrorist incidents in the United States in 2015