Overview
- Davud Ansariy was flown from Tbilisi to the Eastern District of New York and arraigned in Brooklyn after his transfer occurred Sept. 23.
- Federal prosecutors have charged him with one count of conspiracy and one count of providing material support to ISIS and the Al‑Nusrah Front, crimes that carry a maximum sentence of 35 years.
- The indictment alleges Ansariy led a Brooklyn‑based network called “chayxona” that raised money, arranged travel to Syria for fighters, and provided support to fighters’ families, including at least three transfers in 2013 for people who are believed to have been killed there.
- According to court filings, he fled the United States on a one‑way ticket to Turkey in May 2016 after a coconspirator’s arrest and remained a fugitive until Georgian authorities detained him in August at the request of U.S. prosecutors.
- The FBI led a multiagency investigation with NYPD, state police, CBP, U.S. Marshals and DOJ international partners to secure his arrest and extradition, and prosecutors say the case underscores how U.S. material‑support laws are used to pursue overseas facilitators and to target fundraising networks.