Jasminka Ramic entered the plea yesterday to one count of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists in US District Court in St Louis. Her sentencing is set for Jan 5.
Ramic was among six Bosnian immigrants indicted in February and accused of funneling money and military supplies to the Islamic State group and al-Qaida in Iraq. She was accused of contributing USD 700 to the effort.
Ramic, who became a US citizen in 2006, formerly lived in Rockford, Illinois, but moved to Germany, where she was arrested.
The other five suspects have pleaded not guilty. Three of them, husband and wife Ramiz and Sedina Hodzic, and Armin Harcevic, live in St Louis County. Also accused are Mediha Medy Salkicevic of Schiller Park, Illinois, and Nihad Rosic of Utica, New York.
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Federal authorities say Ramiz Hodzic used Facebook, PayPal, Western Union and the US Postal Service to coordinate shipments of money and supplies through an overseas intermediary. He and his wife are accused of making 10 wire transfers totaling USD 8,850, and arranging two shipments of military supplies valued at USD 2,451.
The indictment alleges the Hodzics were helped by Abdullah Ramo Pazara, a Bosnian immigrant who left St Louis in May 2013 to fight in Syria. Authorities have said Pazara died in Syria.