NEW MEXICO: The US Justice Department said Friday that a New Mexico man has been charged with trying to set up a training center for people willing to fight for the Islamic State group.
A federal grand jury on August 23 indicted Herman Levon Wilson, 45, of Albuquerque with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization by establishing an “Islamic State Center” in New Mexico, according to a Justice Department statement.
The statement said the center’s purpose was to teach Islamic State ideology, provide training in “tactical maneuvers and martial arts,” and serve as a safe haven for individuals preparing to travel and fight on behalf of the group in the United States and abroad.
The statement said Wilson, also known as Bilal Abdullah, helped run an online platform that promoted recruitment to the Islamic State and discussed attacks in the United States and abroad.
Devon Fox, the federal attorney general representing Wilson, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Prosecutors said two men convicted in July of providing support to Islamic State said they were introduced by Wilson.
(Archyde.com)