Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group
By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses remorse and has been cooperating with authorities will have to wait to learn how much prison time he faces. A sentencing hearing set for Wednesday was canceled just hours before it was set to begin. Federal prosecutors have recommended 12 years for Abelhamid Al-Madioum in recognition of both the seriousness of his crime and the help has he given. His attorney says seven years is enough. Al-Madioum was 18 when IS recruited him in 2014. He pleaded guilty in 2021 to providing material support to a designated terrorist organization.
