Elkhart Woman Pleads Guilty To Aiding ISIS

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ELKHART, Ind. — Guilty of giving financial support to ISIS — a woman who once lived in Elkhart.

33-year-old Samantha Elhassani took a deal from federal prosecutors and pleaded guilty Monday in federal court. In return for her guilty plea, conspiracy charges against her were dismissed.

Elhassani admitted that, in 2014 and 2015, she made three trips from the US to Hong Kong, carrying more than $30,000 in gold and cash intended for ISIS. She became involved with the Islamic State after her husband and his brother joined the terrorist group in late 2014; her husband was killed in Syria.

Elhassani has not been sentenced.