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United States v. Michael Sam Teekaye, Jr.

Status: Michael Sam Teekaye, Jr.: Sentenced, July 8, 2026

District
District of Maryland
Docket number
Not matched
Group named in DOJ releases
ISIS
Statutes
18 U.S.C. § 2339B
First DOJ release
October 16, 2024

Primary Sources

  1. Maryland Man Charged With Attempting To Provide Material Support To Isis, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland, October 16, 2024
  2. Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to Isis, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland, January 30, 2026
  3. Maryland Man Sentenced for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS, Office of Public Affairs, July 8, 2026 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland)

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

Michael Sam Teekaye, Jr.

Status
Sentenced (DOJ release, July 8, 2026)
From the DOJ release:
U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson sentenced Michael Sam Teekaye, Jr., 22, to 15 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Age
21 (per DOJ release of October 16, 2024)
Charges as described by DOJ
attempting to provide material support to ISIS
Charged or arrested
October 16, 2024
Plea or verdict
January 30, 2026
Sentencing
July 8, 2026
Sentence
15 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release (DOJ, July 8, 2026)

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Michael Sam Teekaye, Jr.," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-teekaye-2024/