Jury convicts Georgia man of aiding terrorist groups; he sent videos of US landmarks abroad

Georgia man convicted of aiding terrorist groups

ATLANTA — A 23-year-old Georgia man has been convicted of aiding terrorist groups by sending videotapes of U.S. landmarks overseas.

A jury in Atlanta found Ehsanul Islam Sadequee (EH’-suh-nool sah-DEE’-kee) guilty Wednesday morning.

Prosecutors say Sadequee could face up to 60 years in prison. In June, a judge convicted Sadequee’s friend, Syed Haris Ahmed (sy-’YEHD hah-’RIS AKH’-med), of one count of conspiracy to provide material to support terrorism in the U.S. and abroad.

Prosecutors say the pair took a series of videos of the Pentagon and the Capitol and that Sadequee later sent them to suspected terrorists overseas.

Sadequee, who represented himself at trial, dismissed his chatter about jihad as “empty talk” and said he never followed through on any of his boasts.