ISIS
United States v. Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari
Status: Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari: Sentenced, July 13, 2023
- District
- Middle District of Florida
- Docket number
- 8:20-mj-01518
- Group named in DOJ releases
- ISIS
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- February 24, 2023
Primary Sources
- Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS, U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, February 24, 2023
- Judge Sentences Florida Man to 18 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS, Office of Public Affairs, July 13, 2023
- Tampa Man Sentenced To 18 Years For Attempting To Provide Material Support To Isis, U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, July 13, 2023
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari
- Status
- Sentenced (DOJ release, July 13, 2023)
- From the DOJ release:
The court also ordered Al-Azhari to forfeit certain assets that are traceable to proceeds of the offense, as well as various items of property, including gear, that were involved in, or intended to be used to commit, the offense.
- Age
- 26 (per DOJ release of February 24, 2023)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- attempting to provide material support or resources to ISIS
- Charged or arrested
- Before coverage period or not stated
- Plea or verdict
- February 24, 2023
- Sentencing
- July 13, 2023
- Sentence
- 18 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release (DOJ, July 13, 2023)
- Court docket
- 8:20-mj-01518. Closed June 23, 2020; last filing June 18, 2020 (CourtListener)
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-al-azhari-2023/