“May Allah Destroy Our Enemies”: Muslim California State Employee Arrested In Islamic State Plot – Guns, Bombs, Money

Federal agents arrested a Central Valley Muslim Muslim for providing aid to ISIS in the form of guns, equipment, and money, authorities said.He sent money, plotted bomb attacks, and said he wanted to “die fighting the kuffar (non-Muslims).”

“He said he ‘want[s] to die in the cause of Allah fighting the kuffar [infidels]’ and asked for instructions on how to make a homemade explosive device in order ‘to make a boom’ at a populated event,” the statement said.

“May Allah destroy our enemies.”

A hazardous substances engineer for the California EPA was arrested and charged with trying to support ISIS. (He is also accused of threatening to murder Jews.) @CaliforniaEPA still lists him on its site as an employee. Story in JNShttps://t.co/9hBtqy4bFm

— Menachem Wecker (@mwecker) June 25, 2025

“Akhtar then swore bayat (a pledge of loyalty) to ISIS,” the statement added.

Ammaad Akhtar, 33, worked as a hazardous substances engineer for the California Environmental Protection Agency while plotting to wage murderous jihad in the cause of Allah.

The FBI had to go undercover just to stop this ticking time bomb.

This terrorist had a government job.
His was paid by your tax dollars.

Jihadis are embedded in our institutions.

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A California STATE EMPLOYEE was just BUSTED for plotting to help ISIS kill Jews.

Ammaad Akhtar, 33, worked as a hazardous substances engineer for the California Environmental Protection Agency — meanwhile, he was spewing Islamist garbage and fantasizing about jihad.… pic.twitter.com/lJcZqCNqpx

— Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@JewsFightBack) June 25, 2025

• A Stockton, California man, Ammaad Akhtar, 33, was arrested on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
• Akhtar allegedly communicated with an undercover agent, believing them to be an ISIS member, expressing support for the group and a desire to join them.
• He is accused of sending money and providing weapons, including two loaded handguns, to the undercover agent, and pledging allegiance to ISIS.
• Akhtar faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.

California Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

By: Department of Justice, June 24, 2025

Ammaad Akhtar, 33, of Stockton, was arrested today and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

According to court documents, since February 2025, Akhtar has been communicating online with a law enforcement-controlled individual, whom Akhtar believed was a member of ISIS. In these conversations, Akhtar voiced his support for ISIS and jihad, expressed a desire to travel overseas to join and fight with ISIS, and stated a desire to send guns and money to ISIS.

In April 2025, during this investigation, Akhtar demonstrated a desire to provide support for ISIS and did so by providing financial funding on multiple occasions. After a few payments, the law enforcement-controlled individual indicated that ISIS had procured several guns with the money Akhtar had sent. In his response, Akhtar said, “may Allah destroy our enemies” and affirmed that he would send more money that same day.

Akhtar also talked about planning acts of violence, including conducting an attack against a specific individual and an attack utilizing homemade explosives. He said he “want[s] to die in the cause of Allah fighting the kuffar [infidels]” and asked for instructions on how to make a homemade explosive device in order “to make a boom” at a populated event.

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Then, on June 23, 2025, Akhtar met with an individual he believed was an ISIS associate, but who was actually an undercover employee. Akhtar provided clothing, binoculars, $400 cash, two loaded guns, and six additional magazines. Akhtar then swore bayat (a pledge of loyalty) to ISIS.

If convicted, Akhtar faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith for the Eastern District of California, and Assistant Director Donald M. Holstead of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division made the announcement.

The FBI’s Sacramento Field Office is investigating the case, with valuable assistance provided by the FBI’s New York Field Office and the New York City Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Elliot Wong for the Eastern District of California and Trial Attorney Ryan D. White of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting the case.

A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.