Court Case

USA v. Muhtorov, Jamshid, et al.

January 2012 (Updated August 30, 2018)
Aurora, CO
Islamic Jihad Union

Jamshid Muhtorov of Aurora, Colorado, was charged with of providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Muhtorov, a refugee from Uzbekistan planned to travel overseas where he intended to fight on behalf of the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), a Pakistan-based terrorist group, that opposes secular rule in Uzbekistan and seeks to replace the current regime with a government based on Islamic law. Muhtorov was found guilty of providing material support to the Islamic Jihad Union and sentenced to 11 yrs.

Case Updates

2018-08-30 | 11 Year Sentence for Defendant Who Provided Material Support to the Islamic Jihad Union

Jamshid Muhtorov a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., originally from Uzbekistan, was sentenced to 11 years. Muhtorov was charged by criminal complaint on Jan. 19, 2012, and arrested at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, en route to Istanbul, Turkey. He was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver, and later convicted by a Denver jury on June 21, 2018, after a 19-day trial. As described in a 40-page Memorandum and Opinion issued by Senior Judge Kane today, Muhtorov desired to support the Islamic Jihad Union, a designated terrorist organization. He swore allegiance to that organization and Muhtorov told his eight year old daughter to "pray for your Daddy to become a martyr...."

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