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U.S. man to plead guilty to conspiring to help Islamic State
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Tue Sep 20, 2016 | 3:55pm EDT
U.S. man to plead guilty to conspiring to help Islamic State
By Scott Malone | BOSTON
A Rhode Island man charged last year with plotting to behead Massachusetts police officers in support of the Islamic State militant group is due to plead guilty to conspiracy charges this week, according to court papers on Tuesday.
Nicholas Rovinski, 25, was arrested last year along with his friend David Wright, 26, of Massachusetts, and charged with plotting with Wright's uncle, Usaamah Abdullah Rahim, who was shot dead by law enforcement agents in Boston last year when he threatened them with a knife.
The two men face charges including conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries and conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
In a filing in U.S. District Court in Boston on Tuesday, Judge William Young scheduled a "rule 11" hearing for Rovinski on Thursday. Rovinski had previously pleaded not guilty to all charges. Rule 11 sets out the basic law on plea bargaining.
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U.S. man to plead guilty to conspiring to help Islamic State
By Scott Malone | BOSTON
A Rhode Island man charged last year with plotting to behead Massachusetts police officers in support of the Islamic State militant group is due to plead guilty to conspiracy charges this week, according to court papers on Tuesday.
Nicholas Rovinski, 25, was arrested last year along with his friend David Wright, 26, of Massachusetts, and charged with plotting with Wright's uncle, Usaamah Abdullah Rahim, who was shot dead by law enforcement agents in Boston last year when he threatened them with a knife.
The two men face charges including conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries and conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
In a filing in U.S. District Court in Boston on Tuesday, Judge William Young scheduled a "rule 11" hearing for Rovinski on Thursday. Rovinski had previously pleaded not guilty to all charges. Rule 11 sets out the basic law on plea bargaining.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-massachusetts-islamic-state-plea-idUSKCN11Q2KJ
