New York Man Turned ISIS Recruiter Handed Life Sentence

A flag of the ISIS terrorist group pictured above a destroyed house near the Clock Square in Raqqa, Syria, on Oct. 18, 2017. Erik De Castro/Reuters

A former New York resident was handed a life sentence on Friday after being convicted on charges related to his involvement with ISIS, according to federal prosecutors.

Mirsad Kandic, 41, was found guilty by a federal jury in Brooklyn following a three-week trial in May 2022.