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Waterville teen gets maximum sentence for conspiring in ISIS-inspired plot Xavier Pelkey was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison

November 6, 2023 Phil Hirschkorn  

(WMTW) Xavier Pelkey, a 19-year-old from Waterville, was sentenced Monday to the maximum 15 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for conspiring to provide material support to the terrorism group ISIS, the first case of its kind […]

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Maine teenager pleads guilty to terrorism charges for ISIS-inspired plot Xavier Pelkey faces 15 years in prison for conspiring to provide material support

April 7, 2023 Phil Hirschkorn  

(WMTW) A Waterville teenager has pleaded guilty to a federal indictment that he conspired to provide material support to terrorists — Maine’s first adjudicated ISIS terrorism case. 19-year-old Xavier Pelkey entered his plea in person Friday morning in Bangor Federal Court before […]

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FBI: Maine teen plotted ISIS-inspired attack targeting Chicago-area mosques

March 25, 2022 Phil Hirschkorn  

(WMTW) Federal prosecutors are offering new details about an alleged terrorist plot involving a Waterville, Maine, teenager arrested a month ago, and two unidentified juveniles in Illinois and Kentucky. A five-page declaration from Maine-based FBI agent Garret[t] Drew, unsealed Friday, depicts 18-year-old […]

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