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Indiana woman gets 6 years in prison after smuggling cash for the Islamic State

Prosecutors say Samantha Elhassani also brought her two children to live in IS-controlled territory in Syria.
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An Indiana woman who took her children to war-torn Syria after smuggling funds for the Islamic State (IS) was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison on Tuesday.

Samantha Elhassani, 35, also received an additional three years of supervised release by the federal judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Elhassani, also known as Samantha Sally, pleaded guilty last year to terrorism financing charges.

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