A tech-savvy US teen pleaded guilty Thursday to using social media to aid the Islamic State group, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison, the Justice Department said. Ali Shukri Amin, 17, a resident of Virginia, admitted to providing advice and encouragement to IS and its supporters,
US prosecutors said. Isis-1Under the Twitter handle @Amreekiwitness, the youth provided IS supporters instruction on using the virtual currency Bitcoin to conceal financial donations to the radical Islamist group. The teenager also offered guidance to IS supporters seeking to travel to Syria to fight with the radical Islamist group. “Around the nation, we are seeing ISIL use social media to reach out from the other side of the world,” said John Carlin, US Assistant Attorney for National Security, using the acronym most frequently employed by Washington officials when referring to IS. “Their messages are reaching America in an attempt to radicalize, recruit and incite our youth and others to support ISIL’s violent causes,” he said. Read more on vanguard.
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