The Department of Justice says a Chicago gang leader was radicalized by ISIS

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An accused Chicago gang leader is on trial for allegedly attempting to provide material support to ISIS

Chicago He is the purported leader of the"AHK Street Gang," a gang in the Chicago area that traffics various narcotics throughout the city region, including heroin and cocaine, according to the Department of Justice.

But Thursday, Jason Brown stepped into a federal courtroom not on drug charges, but for allegedly attempting to provide material support to ISIS.Specifically, the Department of Justice alleges that on three separate occasions this year,"Brown provided $500 to a confidential source with the intent that the $500 be wired to an individual Brown believed was an ISIS soldier engaged in active combat in Syria." That individual was confidentially working with law enforcement, the DOJ says.

 

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