Court Case

USA v. Jones, Joseph, et ano.

April 2017 (Updated March 3, 2021)
Zion, IL
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)

[NDIL] Joseph D. Jones, also known as "Yusuf Abdulhaqq"and Edward Schimenti, also known as "Abdul Wali," both of Zion, Illinois, were charged in a federal complaint of conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Both men were convicted of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. Jones was sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring to provide material support to ISIS.

Related Topics: Material Support, Prosecutions, Terror Financing

Case Updates

2021-03-03 | Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

Joseph D. Jones was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. Jones was convicted by a federal jury on one count of conspiring to provide material support and resources to ISIS in 2019. He also advocated on social media for violent extremism in support of the terrorist group. In 2015, Jones began meeting with undercover FBI employees and individuals who, unbeknownst to him were cooperating with law enforcement. During the meetings, Jones discussed his devotion to ISIS and his commitment to ISIS principles. In 2017, Jones furnished cellular phones to one of the cooperating individuals, believing the phones would be used to detonate explosive devices in ISIS attacks overseas. On April 7, 2017, Jones drove with the cooperating individual to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, with the understanding that the cooperating individual would be traveling to Syria to fight with ISIS.

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