SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Stockton man pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.
Ammaad Akhtar, 34, admitted to attempting to provide funds, weapons and other equipment to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) between February 2025 and June 2025. According to court documents, Akhtar, a U.S. citizen, communicated online with an undercover officer whom he believed was a member of ISIS.
In these conversations, Akhtar voiced his support for ISIS and jihad, expressed a desire to travel overseas to join and fight with ISIS, and stated a desire to send guns and money to the terrorist organization. Court documents show he demonstrated his support by providing financial funding on multiple occasions in April 2025…