Tenn. U.S. Attorney: Federal Jury Convicts Tennessee Man of Terrorism Charge
October 21, 2023
October 21, 2023
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Francis M. Hamilton III, issued the following news release:
On Oct. 19, following an eight-day trial, a jury convicted Benjamin Carpenter, 31, of Knoxville, Tennessee, aka Abu Hamza, of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a foreign terrorist organization.
According to evidence presented at trial, Carpenter served as the leader of Ahlut-Tawhid Publications, an internatio . . .
On Oct. 19, following an eight-day trial, a jury convicted Benjamin Carpenter, 31, of Knoxville, Tennessee, aka Abu Hamza, of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a foreign terrorist organization.
According to evidence presented at trial, Carpenter served as the leader of Ahlut-Tawhid Publications, an internatio . . .