LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old California man who tried to travel to Syria pleaded guilty to attempting to help the Islamic State terror organization.
Adam Dandach (DAN-ditch) of Orange pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State and to lying on a passport application.
Prosecutors say Dandach could face up to 25 years in federal prison when sentenced Jan. 11.
Dandach was stopped last July while trying to board a flight for Turkey. He told FBI agents he was heading to Syria and planned to pledge allegiance and offer assistance to the Islamic State.
Dandach lied on a passport application when he claimed he accidentally threw away his old one. Prosecutors say he knew his mother confiscated his passport when she learned of his travel plans.
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