"Muhammad Masood's 18-Year Sentence for ISIS Membership Attempt"
Muhammad Masood, a doctor from Pakistan working at a research clinic in Minnesota, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Masood expressed a desire to government informants to conduct "lone wolf attacks" in the United States or work as a combat medic for ISIS in the Middle East. Despite his lawyer arguing that his actions were a result of mental illness, prosecutors sought the maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Masood was arrested in March 2020 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport before boarding a flight to Los Angeles, where he planned to join the terrorist organization.