Federal agents had monitored 28-year-old Anas Said for years before his arrest earlier this month.
A Houston man the FBI arrested this month and charged with providing material support to ISIS allegedly created a portfolio of online propaganda for the terrorist group and researched how to build an explosive belt, according to new court filings.
But after receiving information from Meta in October 2023 about Said’s alleged Facebook activity, the FBI obtained search warrants and seized his electronic devices, on which investigators allegedly found encrypted messages documenting his propaganda work on behalf of ISIS. Among the messages, the FBI allegedly uncovered communications between Said and a person claiming to be the “number 2” designer for ISIS who provided Said feedback on his propaganda images and videos.
In their motion requesting pre-trial detention, prosecutors argued that Said and his family told investigators on multiple occasions that they would return to Lebanon, where they had previously lived if they were allowed. Members of Said’s family, who had previously reported his behavior to authorities, also allegedly told the FBI that they were worried about his pro-ISIS beliefs and violent behavior.
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