17-Year-Old from Virginia Pleads Guilty to Providing Support to ISIS

Virginia 17-year-old pleads guilty to providing support to Islamic State (Reuters)

A Virginia 17-year-old pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to charges of conspiring to provide support and resources to Islamic State militants, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

Ali Amin, of Manassas, Virginia, used social media to provide instructions on how to use the virtual currency Bitcoin to send funds to militants, and he helped another Virginia resident travel to Syria to join the group, the department said. Amin faces up to 15 years in prison, the department said.