(Miami Herald) A Cuban-born man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to supporting a foreign terrorist group by distributing propaganda videos on social media, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami said Wednesday.
Jonathan Guerra Blanco, 24, who lived near Fort Myers, was convicted of providing material support to ISIS, a spin-off of al-Qaida that has gained notoriety through its Middle East conflicts and decapitations of Western hostages.
Guerra had been arrested in Miami in September 2020 while visiting an undercover FBI operative. Guerra, a naturalized U.S. citizen who faced up to 20 years in prison on the single terrorism charge, struck a plea deal reached by his defense attorney Ana Davide and prosecutor Karen Gilbert. When he completes his prison term, Guerra will face a lifetime of probation, according to his recent sentencing by U.S. District Judge Robert Scola.
