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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. BENJAMIN ALAN CARPENTER, aka Abu Hamza

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 31, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Wade V. Davies, THE DAVIES LAW FIRM, PLLC, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Joseph P. Minta, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Wade V. Davies, THE DAVIES LAW FIRM, PLLC, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Joseph P. Minta, Gavan W. Duffy Gideon, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., Kyle J. Wilson UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; GIBBONS and CLAY, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville

SUTTON, Chief Judge. Benjamin Carpenter provided translation and other services to a terrorist organization, ISIS, to permit its propaganda videos to be understood in English. That led to charges, and eventually a jury conviction, that Carpenter knowingly provided material support to a known terrorist organization. See 18 U.S.C. § 2339B. On appeal, he challenges his conviction and sentence on several grounds. We affirm.

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