Plano parents whose sons joined ISIS are sentenced to prison for lying to federal agents
PLANO — A Plano couple whose adult sons traveled to Syria to fight with ISIS are headed to federal prison after lying to the FBI about the activities of their children.
Sumaiya Ali was sentenced to 30 months in prison, while her husband, Mohommad Hasnain Ali, was sentenced to 12 months plus one day. Both paid a $5,000 fine and will serve three years of supervised release after prison.
The couple were sentenced during back-to-back hearings in U.S. District Court in Plano on Tuesday. They had pleaded guilty last year to making false statements regarding international terrorism.
"I apologize for my actions and thank the court for considering the plea deal," Sumaiya Ali, 49, said before District Judge Marcia A. Crone pronounced her sentence.
Mohommad Hasnain Ali, 58, issued a similar apology moments later.
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