Westland man with ties to ISIS sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Detroit Water Festival held in Trenton
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Michigan man sentenced to prison for assisting ISIS, possessing a ‘destructive device’
WESTLAND, Mich. (WILX) - A Michigan man is set to spend 20 years behind bars for supporting ISIS, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday. Aws Mohammed Naser, a 38-year-old man from Westland, was convicted in 2025 of providing material support to ISIS and being a felon in possession of a destructive device.
