Dilkhayot Kasimov
Born: 1988;
Place of Birth: Uzbekistan;
Gender: Male;
Nationality: Uzbek;
General Info:
Dilkhayot Kasimov is a citizen of Uzbekistan residing in Brooklyn was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiring and providing material support to the Islamic State terrorist organization.
He was convicted following a one-week trial in September 2019 after assisting Abdurasul Juraboev and Akhror Saidakhmetov, both of whom planned to travel to Syria to fight for the Islamic State back in 2015.
Kasimov collected money for the trip from co-conspirators, Abror Habibov and others, adding his contribution and transferred $1.600 to Saidakhmetov at the John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Kasimov was part of a larger group that sought to go to Syria and join the Islamic State or fund others who were interested.