Mercurio was charged with allegedly “attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS.” Mercurio will face up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted.
The FBI reported that Mercurio also allegedly told a CHS that he was “communicating with an individual online through whom he will donate money via cryptocurrency to the State (ISIS).” This case is being used to denounce cryptocurrency by linking it to extremism.
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The feds appear to be trying to drum up support for America and Israel’s wars in the Middle East by entrapping an idiot 18-year-old in a plot to attack churches in Idaho on behalf of ISIS.
The Department of Justice on Monday unsealed charges against 18-year-old Alexander Mercurio of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for allegedly “attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS.”
News2Share’s Ford Fisher reported that “at least three [FBI Confidential Human Source Informants] and an undercover helped him plan attacks on churches before the FBI arrested him.”
“Here, [Mercurio] poses with a flag given to him by a CHS in a photo taken by a CHS,” Fisher added.
The DOJ has charged 18-year-old Alexander Mercurio with providing material support to ISIS after at least three CHS's and an undercover helped him plan attacks on churches before the FBI arrested him.
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) April 9, 2024
Here, he poses with a flag given to him by a CHS in a photo taken by a CHS. pic.twitter.com/wA3kWGm6zc
2) The FBI says that an online account belonging to an alleged ISIS supporter was deleted, and its owner believed dead, so the feds installed a CHS to play the role of the dead individual.
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) April 9, 2024
Mercurio allegedly contacted the CHS on the new account. pic.twitter.com/tLd81Nv8P5
3) Mercurio then allegedly began speaking to a second Confidential Human Source, to whom he confided that he had previously "drank the Kool-Aid of White Supremacy" before his alleged endeavor with Islamic terrorism. pic.twitter.com/Iq2dnUBQ7Q
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) April 9, 2024
4) In March, Mercurio allegedly told an "FBI Online Covert Employee" that "I am going to perform a martyrdom operation" and explained to CHS-1 that he intended to use a "flame sword." pic.twitter.com/7AVSS3DmZ1
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) April 9, 2024
5) While talking to an FBI CHS, Mercurio allegedly said he would have to walk to his terror attack because he only has a learners permit and needs an adult to drive with him.
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) April 9, 2024
He allegedly told CHS-1 he had shared his plan with someone else, but it was likely just CHS-2. pic.twitter.com/Xoy7hVmqwS
The FBI needs to get fixed and getting rid of the top tier of “leadership” NOT. The CIA too. It’s worse.
Absolutely. Look at the common theme of the kid above…..dead behind the eyes, I see many with “that look.” Scary.