Overview

• Blakey convicted al Safoo on 11 counts, including material support for a terrorist organization, conspiracy to transmit threats and computer fraud.
• He was acquitted on a single count involving a 2018 wire transfer after the judge found insufficient proof that he knew the recipient’s ISIS affiliation.
• Prosecutors presented evidence that al Safoo led the Khattab Media Foundation, an ISIS-aligned online propaganda network with a sworn oath of allegiance to the group.
• Trial records showed he oversaw campaigns that used gruesome imagery and hacked social media accounts to spread calls for violence and hinder content moderation.
• The verdict underscores a broader push by federal authorities to tailor material-support laws to the digital tactics of extremist organizations.