N.J. man lied about ISIS ties on citizenship application, feds say

A Middlesex County man was indicted Thursday on charges he lied about sending money to the Islamic State group on a naturalization application, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Gafur Abdudzhamilovich Aliev, 44, of Edison, was charged with making false statements and one count of perjury.

Between 2018 and 2020, Aliev moderated or was a member of several encrypted social media messaging channels that targeted associates, recruits, members and others connected to Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, federal authorities said.

On Aug. 7, 2020, Aliev said told a person not identified by authorities that he had sent money to ISIS in the past for weapons, officials said.

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