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United States of America v. Kevin Iman McCormick
Date: 12-30-2023
Case Number:
Judge: Kari A. Dooley
Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Farifield County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office in Bridgeport
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Between August and October 2019, Kevin Iman McCormick, age 30, of Hamden, made several statements to others expressing a desire to travel to Syria and to fight for ISIS. In August 2019, McCormick stated to members of a Muslim community center that "we should support ISIS†and "jihad is the way to go.†In another conversation in October 2019, McCormick stated "I gotta fight bro, because those people, Abu Masa and ISIL, they fought for me bro, I know it, I can feel it, in my heart. So it's my time to fight . . . It just is what it is bro, it's just my – it's just my time to go bro.†When McCormick was asked to elaborate on where he would like to travel, McCormick responded, "I don't know, I don't know bro – it's gotta be like Syria. Where ISIL is at....whichever place is easiest, whatever place I can get there the fastest, the quickest, the easiest, and where I can have a rifle and I can have some people bro. That's what I need, I need a rifle and I need some people, I need Islamic law, I need, that's what I need, because if I have these things, it's gonna to be very hard to kill me.â€
On October 12, 2019, McCormick attempted to board a flight from Connecticut to Jamaica, but was prevented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. McCormick subsequently told an individual that he wanted to travel to Jamaica, and then onward to Syria to join ISIS. He also indicated that he wanted to acquire weapons.
On October 19, 2019, McCormick made a video during which he pledged allegiance to ISIS and its leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Also on that date, he purchased a plane ticket from Toronto, Canada, to Amman, Jordan. On October 21, 2019, McCormick was arrested after he traveled to a small private airport in Connecticut where he expected to board a plane that would fly him to Canada.
McCormick has been detained since his arrest. On January 12, 2023, he pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
This matter was investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) with the assistance of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
The FBI's JTTF includes participants from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Connecticut State Police, Connecticut Department of Correction, Norwich Police Department, Hartford Police Department, Stamford Police Department, Town of Groton Police Department, Yale Police Department, and New York Police Department.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Neeraj Patel and Peter Jongbloed of the District of Connecticut, and Trial Attorneys Justin Sher and John Cella from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department's National Security Division.
According to court documents and statements made in court, between August and October 2019, McCormick made several statements to others expressing a desire to travel to Syria and to fight for ISIS. In August 2019, McCormick stated to members of a Muslim community center that "we should support ISIS†and "jihad is the way to go.†In another conversation in October 2019, McCormick stated "I gotta fight bro, because those people, Abu Masa and ISIL, they fought for me bro, I know it, I can feel it, in my heart. So it's my time to fight . . . It just is what it is bro, it's just my – it's just my time to go bro.†When McCormick was asked to elaborate on where he would like to travel, McCormick responded, "I don't know, I don't know bro – it's gotta be like Syria. Where ISIL is at....whichever place is easiest, whatever place I can get there the fastest, the quickest, the easiest, and where I can have a rifle and I can have some people bro. That's what I need, I need a rifle and I need some people, I need Islamic law, I need, that's what I need, because if I have these things, it's gonna to be very hard to kill me.â€
On October 12, 2019, McCormick attempted to board a flight from Connecticut to Jamaica, but was prevented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. McCormick subsequently told an individual that he wanted to travel to Jamaica, and then onward to Syria to join ISIS. He also indicated that he wanted to acquire weapons.
On October 19, 2019, McCormick made a video during which he pledged allegiance to ISIS and its leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Also on that date, he purchased a plane ticket from Toronto, Canada, to Amman, Jordan. On October 21, 2019, McCormick was arrested after he traveled to a small private airport in Connecticut where he expected to board a plane that would fly him to Canada.
McCormick has been detained since his arrest. On January 12, 2023, he pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
This matter was investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) with the assistance of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
The FBI's JTTF includes participants from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Connecticut State Police, Connecticut Department of Correction, Norwich Police Department, Hartford Police Department, Stamford Police Department, Town of Groton Police Department, Yale Police Department, and New York Police Department.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Neeraj Patel and Peter Jongbloed of the District of Connecticut, and Trial Attorneys Justin Sher and John Cella from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department's National Security Division.
Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted for Attempting to Travel to Fight for ISIS
Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted for Attempting to Travel to Fight for ISIS
Between August and October 2019, Kevin Iman McCormick, age 30, of Hamden, made several statements to others expressing a desire to travel to Syria and to fight for ISIS. In August 2019, McCormick stated to members of a Muslim community center that "we should support ISIS†and "jihad is the way to go.†In another conversation in October 2019, McCormick stated "I gotta fight bro, because those people, Abu Masa and ISIL, they fought for me bro, I know it, I can feel it, in my heart. So it's my time to fight . . . It just is what it is bro, it's just my – it's just my time to go bro.†When McCormick was asked to elaborate on where he would like to travel, McCormick responded, "I don't know, I don't know bro – it's gotta be like Syria. Where ISIL is at....whichever place is easiest, whatever place I can get there the fastest, the quickest, the easiest, and where I can have a rifle and I can have some people bro. That's what I need, I need a rifle and I need some people, I need Islamic law, I need, that's what I need, because if I have these things, it's gonna to be very hard to kill me.â€
On October 12, 2019, McCormick attempted to board a flight from Connecticut to Jamaica, but was prevented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. McCormick subsequently told an individual that he wanted to travel to Jamaica, and then onward to Syria to join ISIS. He also indicated that he wanted to acquire weapons.
On October 19, 2019, McCormick made a video during which he pledged allegiance to ISIS and its leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Also on that date, he purchased a plane ticket from Toronto, Canada, to Amman, Jordan. On October 21, 2019, McCormick was arrested after he traveled to a small private airport in Connecticut where he expected to board a plane that would fly him to Canada.
McCormick has been detained since his arrest. On January 12, 2023, he pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
This matter was investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) with the assistance of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
The FBI's JTTF includes participants from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Connecticut State Police, Connecticut Department of Correction, Norwich Police Department, Hartford Police Department, Stamford Police Department, Town of Groton Police Department, Yale Police Department, and New York Police Department.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Neeraj Patel and Peter Jongbloed of the District of Connecticut, and Trial Attorneys Justin Sher and John Cella from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department's National Security Division.
According to court documents and statements made in court, between August and October 2019, McCormick made several statements to others expressing a desire to travel to Syria and to fight for ISIS. In August 2019, McCormick stated to members of a Muslim community center that "we should support ISIS†and "jihad is the way to go.†In another conversation in October 2019, McCormick stated "I gotta fight bro, because those people, Abu Masa and ISIL, they fought for me bro, I know it, I can feel it, in my heart. So it's my time to fight . . . It just is what it is bro, it's just my – it's just my time to go bro.†When McCormick was asked to elaborate on where he would like to travel, McCormick responded, "I don't know, I don't know bro – it's gotta be like Syria. Where ISIL is at....whichever place is easiest, whatever place I can get there the fastest, the quickest, the easiest, and where I can have a rifle and I can have some people bro. That's what I need, I need a rifle and I need some people, I need Islamic law, I need, that's what I need, because if I have these things, it's gonna to be very hard to kill me.â€
On October 12, 2019, McCormick attempted to board a flight from Connecticut to Jamaica, but was prevented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. McCormick subsequently told an individual that he wanted to travel to Jamaica, and then onward to Syria to join ISIS. He also indicated that he wanted to acquire weapons.
On October 19, 2019, McCormick made a video during which he pledged allegiance to ISIS and its leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Also on that date, he purchased a plane ticket from Toronto, Canada, to Amman, Jordan. On October 21, 2019, McCormick was arrested after he traveled to a small private airport in Connecticut where he expected to board a plane that would fly him to Canada.
McCormick has been detained since his arrest. On January 12, 2023, he pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
This matter was investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) with the assistance of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
The FBI's JTTF includes participants from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Connecticut State Police, Connecticut Department of Correction, Norwich Police Department, Hartford Police Department, Stamford Police Department, Town of Groton Police Department, Yale Police Department, and New York Police Department.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Neeraj Patel and Peter Jongbloed of the District of Connecticut, and Trial Attorneys Justin Sher and John Cella from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department's National Security Division.
Outcome:
Defendant was sentenced to 144 months of imprisonment, followed a lifetime term of supervised release with monitoring of his electronic devices, for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
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About This Case
What was the outcome of United States of America v. Kevin Iman McCormick?
The outcome was: Defendant was sentenced to 144 months of imprisonment, followed a lifetime term of supervised release with monitoring of his electronic devices, for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Which court heard United States of America v. Kevin Iman McCormick?
This case was heard in United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Farifield County), CT. The presiding judge was Kari A. Dooley.
Who were the attorneys in United States of America v. Kevin Iman McCormick?
Plaintiff's attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office in Bridgeport. Defendant's attorney: Click Here For The Best Bridgeport Criminal Defense Lawyer Directory.
When was United States of America v. Kevin Iman McCormick decided?
This case was decided on December 30, 2023.