一名苏丹男子因在国籍申请上谎报伊斯兰国与他的关系和销毁证据而被起诉。
A Sudanese man was indicted for lying about ISIS ties on his citizenship application and destroying evidence.
一名来自Goose Creek的31岁的苏丹国民Ala Aldeen Alshaikh因在申请美国国籍期间谎报与伊斯兰国的关系、阻碍联邦调查、破坏证据而被起诉。
A 31-year-old Sudanese national from Goose Creek, Ala Aldeen Alshaikh, has been indicted on federal charges for lying about ties to ISIS during his U.S. citizenship application, obstructing a federal investigation, and destroying evidence.
当局声称,他于2021年8月宣誓效忠伊拉克和沙姆伊斯兰国,在2021年9月的一次移民面谈中否认这种联系,后来向联邦调查局特工撒谎,说他向一个好战团体提供航空专门知识。
Authorities allege he pledged allegiance to ISIS in August 2021, denied such connections during a September 2021 immigration interview, and later lied to FBI agents about offering aviation expertise to a militant group.
他被指控删除与这些主张有关的网上信息。
He is accused of deleting online messages related to these claims.
Alshaikh面临长达20年的监禁,定于9月19日举行拘留听证。
Alshaikh faces up to 20 years in prison and is scheduled for a detention hearing on September 19.