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ISIS-Utica Connection Broken By Feds

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published February 8, 2015 at 9:49 AM EST

A Utica man is under arrest for giving aid and comfort to an enemy -

26 year old Nihad Rosic is a Bosnian native and naturalized American citizen, arrested for sending money to a group in the midwest who were using it to buy military supplies for ISIS, smuggling the items through Turkey. Federal Agents say Rosic tried to board a Norwegian Airways flight out of JFK last July to join the ISIS in Syria.

In all, six are accused of providing and conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State. Rosic is also charged with conspiring to kill and maim persons in a foreign country, which carries a life sentence.

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Dave Lucas

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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