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Sept. 16, 2014 / 11:00 PM / Updated Sept. 16, 2014 at 11:00 PM

New York state man accused of helping Islamic State

A New York state man stands accused of helping the Islamic State and plotting to kill U.S. troops.

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd,R) meets with Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS Gen. John Allen (2nd,L), Deputy Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk (L) and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice for talks in the Oval Office on combating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), September 16, 2014, in Washington, DC. Obama plans on a coalition of forces to rollback ISIS advances in Syria and Iraq. UPI/Mike Theiler

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd,R) meets with Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS Gen. John Allen (2nd,L), Deputy Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk (L) and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice for talks in the Oval Office on combating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), September 16, 2014, in Washington, DC. Obama plans on a coalition of forces to rollback ISIS advances in Syria and Iraq. UPI/Mike Theiler | License Photo

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- On Tuesday, a federal grand jury indicted 30-year-old Mufid A. Elfgeeh of Rochester, N.Y. for allegedly trying to aid the Islamic State and planning to kill returning U.S. soldiers. He is also facing a federal weapons charge.

According to a FBI press release, the grand jury returned a seven count indictment against Elfgeeh.

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The statement from the FBI also said Elfgeeh -- who is a naturalized U.S. citizen -- tried to help three people get to Syria in order to fight for the Islamic State. Two of those people were FBI informants.

Court documents said Elfgeeh was arrested in May after he tried to buy two handguns with silencers from an undercover FBI informant.

Attorney General Eric Holder said "As this case shows, our agents and prosecutors are using all the investigative tools at our disposal to break up these plots before individuals can put their plans into action."

He also added that the government is "focused on breaking up these activities on the front end, before supporters of ISIL can make good on plans to travel to the region or recruit sympathizers to this cause."

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