Innocent plea in jihadi recruiting
AN ALLEGED ISIS propagandist wanted by U.S. officials for spewing terrorist taunts online and trying to recruit foreign fighters pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he helped ISIS for the past four years.
Mirsad Kandic is charged with five counts of providing material support to ISIS and one count of conspiracy. He was held without bail and faces life in prison without parole if convicted.
Kandic was extradited from Bosnia to New York on Tuesday. Originally from Kosovo, Kandic has been overseas since 2013 and arrested in late June by Bosnian authorities.
According to court papers, Kandic, 36, is a legal permanent resident who once lived in Bronx and Brooklyn.