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Federal trial begins for ex-DePaul student accused of writing computer code to help spread ISIS
Federal trial begins for ex-DePaul student accused of writing computer code to help spread ISIS propagandaCHICAGO -- Thomas Osadzinski was a DePaul University computer science student in June 2018 when he allegedly sent out a message in an online chatroom seeking the recipe for a powerful explosive favored by terrorists and suicide bombers, according to federal prosecutors.
When someone in the chat room responded that he should be very careful, Osadzinski allegedly responded he “will be doing some studying.”
“You mean studying for school?” asked the person in the chat room, who unbeknownst to Osadzinski was a covert FBI agent.
Osadzinski allegedly replied, “For jihad,” followed by a heart emoji and a symbol associated with the Islamic State terrorist group.
Read more: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-depaul-student-islamic-state-terrorist-support-trial-20211004-7ztsb56ebzcrvismavy6quwrh4-story.html