Kamal Fataliev, a former Penn State Abington student accused of posting more than 200 manuals for making bombs, poison, and weapons to terrorism-related chat groups, will be deported to Russia after spending just over a year in prison, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Fataliev, 20, who lives in Philadelphia and is a U.S. permanent resident with Russian citizenship, pleaded guilty in July to one count of lying on a U.S. citizenship application about his past contacts with sympathizers of the terror group ISIS, according to the article.

On July 20, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced his arrest. His indictment alleges that he made false statements to FBI special agents who were conducting an international terrorism investigation in May 2023.

“If convicted, he faces a maximum possible sentence of 16 years in prison, three years of supervised release, a $500,000 fine, and a $200 special assessment,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said at the time.

According to the Inquirer, an investigation began after federal authorities discovered more than 700 messages between Fataliev and one of the suspected plotters from a planned Memorial Day attack in Chicago in 2022.

He was also indicted in July 2023 after being accused of lying to the FBI about his supposed ties to “ISIS sympathizers.”

Fataliev’s lawyer did not explain how the National Honor Society member and Pennsbury High School grad became involved with online extremists, the Inquirer said. According to Penn State Abington’s website, Fataliev was a member of the Business Leadership Team. He maintained a 3.99 GPA while working in IT support for the university.

His lawyer said that he will now be barred from returning to the United States.

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