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Headlines 29 November 2023

New York man sentenced on felony assault charge for actions during Jan. 6 Capitol breach

A New York man was sentenced this month on a felony assault charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Headlines 4 August 2023

High-level member of ISIS sentenced to life in prison for material support to a foreign terrorist organization resulting in death

A New York man was sentenced recently to life in prison on one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and five substantive counts of providing material support to ISIS in the forms of personnel, including himself, Australian citizen Jake Bilardi and others, as well as services, weapons, property and equipment, and false documentation and identification, all between January 2013 and June 2017, when the defendant was arrested in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.