Government wins 2nd case on Islamic State-related charges

The US government landed its second conviction of someone charged with supporting the Islamic State terrorist group after an Arizona man was found guilty of charges that he plotted last spring's attack at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas.
Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, an American-born Muslim convert, was accused of providing the guns used at the May 3 event in suburban Dallas and hosting two Islamic State followers at his home to discuss the upcoming attack. He also was found guilty of providing support to the Islamic State.
The verdict yesterday marked the second time a person was tried in the US on charges related to the terrorist group. A trial in New York ended a week ago with a guilty verdict against a US military veteran charged with attempting to join Islamic State.

Federal authorities said Kareem's conviction demonstrates their commitment to combating terrorism.
Assistant US Attorney General John Carlin, head of the US Justice Department's national security division, said the agency "will continue to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law those who conspire with others to support foreign terrorist organizations and to commit acts of violence."
Kareem, who faces a maximum prison term of 45 years, was scheduled to be sentenced on June 27.