(Courthouse News) A federal appeals court vacated the sentence of an Islamic State supporter on Wednesday after federal prosecutors argued she got off too easy.
Sinmyah Amera Ceasar, a U.S. citizen also known by her online nom de guerre Umm Nutella — Arabic for mother of Nutella — was convicted in 2017 for conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization. At the time, federal prosecutors pushed for her to receive a prison sentence of up to 30 years, higher than what federal guidelines recommend.
U.S. District Judge Jack B. Weinstein dismissed that draconian suggestion in 2019, saying the then-24-year-old was “well on her way to rehabilitation.” He instead sentenced her to two years in prison.
Two years later, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit has vacated that sentence.
