{"id":2647500,"date":"2026-08-20T17:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-foils-new-york-womans-alleged-isis-attack-plan-on-state-capitol\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:12:03","slug":"fbi-foils-new-york-womans-alleged-isis-attack-plan-on-state-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-foils-new-york-womans-alleged-isis-attack-plan-on-state-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI foils New York woman&#8217;s alleged ISIS attack plan on state capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-foils-new-york-womans-alleged-isis-attack-plan-on-state-capitol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647500&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jessica Bowie, a 35-year-old woman from New York, was stopped by the FBI from executing an ISIS-inspired plan to bomb the New York State Capitol building in Albany. She faces federal charges for attempting to provide material support to ISIS after revealing her intentions and communicating support for terrorism through social media. Bowie had converted to Islam, adopted an Islamic name, and expressed praise for September 11th. Investigators found audio files of her pledging allegiance to ISIS and sharing her oath with others. She had solicited help from an informant to make explosives aimed at targeting the Capitol, planning to escape to Syria afterward and continue her violent activities. Bowie was arrested and could face up to 20 years in prison. Authorities highlighted that her arrest should serve as a warning to those engaging in radicalization or planning acts of violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"516\">FBI<\/a> stopped a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"61\">New York<\/a> woman\u2019s alleged <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/isis\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"108\">Islamic State group<\/a>-inspired plan to bomb the New York State Capitol building in Albany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jessica Bowie, 35, is facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group ISIS after a confidential informant told the FBI that Bowie had reached out for help making explosives.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4695009\/fbi-new-york-oath-to-isis-state-capitol-asked-for-help-making-explosives\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>FBI foils New York woman\u2019s alleged ISIS attack plan on state capitol<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4693148\/great-falls-killer-illegal-immigrant\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Alleged Great Falls, Virginia, killer is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, DHS says<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4692989\/judge-remove-karmelo-anthony-case-retrial\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge removed from Karmelo Anthony case as defense seeks retrial in Texas track-meet stabbing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York John Sarcone praised the FBI\u2019s work during a press conference on Thursday, adding that Bowie\u2019s arrest should send a message to anyone being radicalized.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want the American people to know this: Today\u2019s announcement will have a chilling effect on anyone in this country who is being radicalized or considering acts of violence, and on our enemies whose governments support death to America,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are vigilant, we are prepared, and just as we stopped this defendant, we will continue to disrupt plots and protect the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the criminal complaint, Bowie converted to Islam five years ago and changed her name to an honorific Islamic name, Aisha Saif. The complaint says she later used social media to communicate her support for terrorism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPraise be to Allah for September 11th,\u201d Bowie said to another user in May.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators uncovered audio files of Bowie pledging her allegiance to ISIS, which the FBI identified from a reference to the current leader of the terrorist group. Bowie allegedly told other users about her oath and shared the audio file of her reciting the pledge with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 16, Bowie began communicating with a confidential informant and asked for help making explosives to \u201ctarget my state capitol,\u201d the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIdeally in a way I could get away with and hop on plane after,\u201d Bowie said. \u201cBut idk if it\u2019s doable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complaint details that Bowie told the informant that she supported the Islamic State by \u201cspreading information online, helping and encouraging others to take byah.\u201d Byah is the term for the ISIS oath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bowie also sent the informant photos of the New York State Capitol and circled the area she intended to cause harm with the explosive. She then allegedly performed surveillance on the area between July 21 and Aug. 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to destroy as much of the building as possible to kill the senators while they are meeting,\u201d Bowie said. \u201cI want them to lose a lot of important documents as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want it to have an effect on the American system and destroy some of the taghut,\u201d she said, taghut meaning anything worshipped instead of Allah, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bowie planned to put the bomb in a delivery bag and escape to Syria after detonating it, the complaint alleges. She allegedly pledged to return and carry out further attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4680837\/fbi-investigated-then-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-one-day-after-comey-firing-declassified-documents\/\">FBI INVESTIGATED THEN-ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS ONE DAY AFTER COMEY\u2019S FIRING, DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS SHOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI said Bowie paid an informant for a gun, tendered cash for a bomb maker, and provided additional funding when it was requested. Bowie was arrested on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bowie faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly providing support to a terrorist organization. She will make her first court appearance Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI halts NY woman\u2019s ISIS-inspired Capitol bombing plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2647501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP24108569217016-scaled-e1787257016479.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50645,3937,32120],"class_list":["post-2647500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fbi-2","tag-isis","tag-new-york"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP24108569217016-scaled-e1787257016479.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647500"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647503,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647500\/revisions\/2647503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}