According to the Department of Justice, a federal jury in Tennessee convicted a Tennessee man of attempting to give material support to ISIS.
Benjamin Carpenter, 31, of Knoxville, was found guilty of terrorism on Thursday after an eight-day trial. Carpenter, also known as Abu Hamza, faces up to 20 years in jail and a lifetime of supervised release.
According to testimony produced at trial, Carpenter was the leader of Ahlut-Tawhid Publications, a multinational group of pro-ISIS sympathizers committed to translating, manufacturing, and disseminating ISIS propaganda worldwide.
