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Texas man pleads guilty in plot to attack Trump Tower
Read full article: Texas man pleads guilty in plot to attack Trump TowerSAN ANTONIO – A Texas man has pleaded guilty to a terror charge after authorities accused him of plotting attacks on the White House and Trump Tower in New York City. Jaylyn Christopher Molina, 22, of Cost, also pleaded guilty Monday to one count of receiving child pornography after authorities found images on his cellphone while executing a search warrant, federal prosecutors said. Kristopher Sean Matthews, of South Carolina, and Molina were charged last year with conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Matthews pleaded guilty in November and is scheduled to be sentenced in March 4, while Molina's sentencing is scheduled for April 22. Both men face up to 20 years in prison for the conspiracy charge and Molina faces up to 20 years in prison on the child pornography charge.
Guadalupe County man pleads guilty to providing material support to ISIS
Read full article: Guadalupe County man pleads guilty to providing material support to ISISA 22-year-old Guadalupe County man pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Molina also pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography. Molina faces up to 20 years in federal prison on the conspiracy charge and up to 20 years in federal prison on the child pornography charge. Matthews pleaded guilty in November to a conspiracy charge to provide material support to ISIS. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison and is scheduled for sentencing on March 4.
San Antonio man pleads guilty in plot to provide support to ISIS
Read full article: San Antonio man pleads guilty in plot to provide support to ISISSAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man pleaded guilty to a plot to provide material support to the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham/Syria, a.k.a. Kristopher Sean Matthews, 34, admitted to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS on Tuesday, John C. Demers, the assistant attorney general for Nation Security, said. Related: FBI: Man arrested in San Antonio for providing support to ISIS, discussing possible terror attacks on U.S. soilOfficials said that Matthews’ plea admitted that he conspired with 22-year-old Jaylyn Christopher Molina of Cost, Texas, to provide services to ISIS by administering an encrypted, members-only chat group for persons who supported ISIS ideology since 2019. The group collected, generated and disseminated pro-ISIS propaganda and sent out firearms training materials and bombmaking instructions to group members and others. Officials said Matthews faces up to 20 years in federal prison, and Molina faces up to 40 years in federal prison upon conviction.