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Brooklyn Man Accused of Funding ISIS and Training with Firearms

Mansuri Manuchekhri, a Tajik national living illegally in the U.S., faces charges of providing financial support to ISIS, firearms violations, and immigration fraud.

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U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.

Overview

  • Mansuri Manuchekhri is accused of sending $70,000 to ISIS-linked individuals in Turkey and Syria between 2021 and 2023, allegedly to support families of deceased ISIS fighters.
  • Prosecutors allege Manuchekhri trained with firearms at U.S. shooting ranges and sent videos of himself firing assault rifles to ISIS contacts, declaring his readiness to act.
  • He entered the U.S. in 2016 on a tourist visa, overstayed, and entered a sham marriage with a Bronx woman in 2017 to attempt to secure legal status.
  • Manuchekhri's ex-wife and a family member separately reported him to authorities, citing concerns about potential violence and his ties to ISIS.
  • If convicted on charges of providing material support to ISIS, illegal firearm possession, and immigration fraud, he faces up to 45 years in prison.