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United States v. Moad Mohamed Benkabbou

Status: Moad Mohamed Benkabbou: Sentenced, January 19, 2024

District
Middle District of Florida
Docket number
6:23-cr-00003
Group named in DOJ releases
ISIS
Statutes
18 U.S.C. § 1001
First DOJ release
January 20, 2023

Primary Sources

  1. Kissimmee Man Indicted For Lying To The FBI In Connection With An International Terrorism Investigation, U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, January 20, 2023
  2. Kissimmee Man Pleads Guilty For Lying To The FBI In Connection With An International Terrorism Investigation, U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, May 5, 2023
  3. Orlando Man Sentenced To 6 Years In Federal Prison For Lying To The FBI In Connection With An International Terrorism Investigation, U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, January 19, 2024

Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).

Moad Mohamed Benkabbou

Status
Sentenced (DOJ release, January 19, 2024)
From the DOJ release:
Benkabbou had pleaded guilty on May 5, 2023.
Age
22 (per DOJ release of January 20, 2023)
Charges as described by DOJ
making false statements to the FBI in connection with an international terrorism investigation related to ISIS
Charged or arrested
January 20, 2023
Plea or verdict
May 5, 2023
Sentencing
January 19, 2024
Sentence
six years in federal prison (DOJ, January 19, 2024)
Court docket
6:23-cr-00003. Closed January 19, 2024; last filing February 5, 2024 (CourtListener)

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Moad Mohamed Benkabbou," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-benkabbou-2023/