FBI Says It Busted ISIS’s Graphic Designer in Houston
Federal agents had monitored 28-year-old Anas Said for years before his arrest earlier this month.
By Todd Feathers
Published November 19, 2024 | Comments (30) |
Federal prosecutors allege Anas Said communicated with ISIS members and discussed attacks on U.S. soil.
A Houston man the FBI arrested this month and charged with providing material support to ISIS allegedly created a portfolio of online propaganda for the terrorist group and researched how to build an explosive belt, according to new court filings.
Anas Said was arrested on November 8 after a years-long investigation during which the FBI interviewed him multiple times, executed a search warrant on his home and devices, and received information from Meta that allegedly showed he was behind 11 Facebook accounts that posted pro-ISIS material. According to a motion prosecutors recently filed in the case, which was first reported by Court Watch and 404 Media, the 28-year-old “repeatedly expressed his desire to travel overseas to fight for ISIS” and “has spent time planning and discussing the commission of violent attacks he desires to perpetrate, including in the Houston area.”
Agents had been tracking Said since 2017 after he allegedly placed an order for stickers with pro-ISIS symbols and phrases. They interviewed him at least five times between January 2018 and March 2019, when he claimed he no longer consumed ISIS propaganda and “only used the internet for schoolwork and watching sports,” according to the motion.
https://gizmodo.com/fbi-says-it-busted-isiss-graphic-designer-in-houston-2000526500
