Emerson Begolly
Emerson Begolly is a neo-Nazi turned jihadist. From PA. In 2013, he pleaded guilty to posting terror threats on Islamic extremist web forum. [1]
His online persona was "Abu Nancy."[1]
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“Emerson Begolly used the Internet to solicit likeminded radical jihadists to commit atrocities and murder,” stated U.S. Attorney Hickton. “Through effective use of court-sanctioned investigative tools, mass tragedy was averted.”[2] |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pa. wannabe terrorist sentenced in FBI attack, wtae, July 16, 2013.
Emerson Begolly pleaded guilty to posting terror threats on Islamic extremist web forum. - ↑ Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Terrorist Solicitation and Firearms Offense, DOJ, 2013.
Emerson Winfield Begolly, 24, of New Bethlehem, Penn., was sentenced today in Pittsburgh to 102 months in prison for soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States and for using a firearm during and in relation to an assault on FBI agents.
In addition, he was sentenced to serve five years supervised release. Begolly pleaded guilty on Aug. 9, 2011, to charges filed in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The sentence was announced by David J. Hickton, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; John P. Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Gary Perdue, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh Division.
“Emerson Begolly used the Internet to solicit likeminded radical jihadists to commit atrocities and murder,” stated U.S. Attorney Hickton. “Through effective use of court-sanctioned investigative tools, mass tragedy was averted.”