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United States v. Omer Kuzu

Status: Omer Kuzu: Pleaded guilty, April 23, 2025

District
Northern District of Texas
Docket number
Not matched
Group named in DOJ releases
ISIS
Statutes
Not stated in DOJ release
First DOJ release
April 23, 2025

Primary Sources

  1. FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Turns 45 - Dallas Division Reflects on Past Success, Continues Vigilance, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, April 23, 2025

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

Omer Kuzu

Status
Pleaded guilty (DOJ release, April 23, 2025)
From the DOJ release:
In March 2019, Kuzu was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces, alongside 1,500 suspected ISIS fighters.
Age
Not stated
Charges as described by DOJ
conspiring to provide material support to ISIS
Charged or arrested
Before coverage period or not stated
Plea or verdict
April 23, 2025

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Omer Kuzu," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-kuzu-2025/