The Brief
- Michael Sam Teekaye, Jr., 22, of Hanover, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
- Teekaye was arrested at BWI Airport in October 2024 after unknowingly revealing his plan to travel to Somalia to an undercover FBI officer.
- Authorities discovered that Teekaye had a backup plan to execute domestic terrorist attacks targeting Jewish individuals and organizations in Maryland if he failed to travel abroad.
BALTIMORE, MD. – A Hanover man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed by lifetime supervised release on Wednesday for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, federal prosecutors announced.
Michael Sam Teekaye, Jr., 22, pleaded guilty in January 2026 after unknowingly revealing a plot to travel abroad and fight for the designated foreign terrorist organization to an undercover law enforcement officer, prosecutors said.
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