GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – Federal agents arrested a Goose Creek man Tuesday morning after he allegedly lied to authorities about his ties to a terrorist organization and destroyed evidence to obstruct a federal investigation, the US Department of Justice said.

Ala Aldeen Alshaikh, 31, was indicted for lying to FBI agents, making false statements while trying to obtain US citizenship, and destroying evidence.

Alshaikh, a Sudanese national, applied for US citizenship in September 2021, the indictment states. During his interview with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, he told interviewers he had not associated with a terrorist organization.

Justice officials said this was a lie and Alshaikh had pledged allegiance to and claimed membership in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

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