Benjamin Carpenter, 31, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was convicted on Oct. 19 of attempting to provide material support to ISIS. A federal jury learned in court that Carpenter ran Ahlut-Tawhid Publications, a glorified fan club for ISIS dedicated to supporting the terrorist organization's internationa.
A federal jury has convicted Benjamin Carpenter, aka "Abu Hamza," of Knoxville, of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, and he faces up to 20 years in prison.
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A Tennessee man was convicted for an alleged attempt to provide ISIS with material Thursday. “On Oct. 19, following an eight-day trial, a jury convicted Benjamin Carpenter, 31, of Knoxville, Tennessee, aka Abu Hamza, of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a foreign terrorist organization,” a Department of Justice press release read. “In 2020…