A former California college student has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for trying to aid the Islamic State group. City News Service says 25-year-old Muhanad Badawi was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Santa Ana. Badawi was convicted earlier this year of conspiracy to aid a foreign terrorist organization and other crimes. Authorities say Badawi and Nader Elhuzayel concocted a scheme for Elhuzayel to fly to the Middle East to fight for the Islamic State. They say Badawi lent him his debit card to buy a one-way plane ticket.

Source: Fox News October 19, 2016 19:41 UTC