(Times of Northwest Indiana) An Elkhart, Indiana, woman who gained national attention as the widow of an ISIS sniper pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to a reduced terrorism charge.
Samantha “Sally” Elhassani, 33, of Elkhart, Indiana, gave up her right to a jury trial in return for the promise of a more lenient sentence under the terms of a plea agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office.
“Samantha Elhassani pled guilty to providing financial support to ISIS, a terrorist organization that has committed acts of violence against Americans,” U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II said in a statement released on Monday. “She traveled with her husband and brother-in-law to Syria, both of whom became ISIS fighters, putting the lives of her children at risk.”
