Ohio man who tried to help Islamic State gets 6-plus years
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A federal judge has handed down a prison sentence of more than six years for an Ohio man convicted of trying to help the Islamic State group.
The 80-month sentence for Aaron Daniels on Friday in Columbus followed his guilty plea last July to a charge accusing him of attempting to travel to Libya to join the group.
Authorities say Daniels wired $250 to an Islamic State operative in January 2016 and told an undercover informant that he was interested in traveling to commit violence overseas.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus ordered lifetime court supervision for Daniels after he's released from prison.
The 21-year-old Daniels expressed remorse for his actions. His attorney sought a sentence of two years, citing Daniels' mental illness and acknowledgement that he did wrong.