The guy who sent his resume to ISIS has been arrested and could face 20 years in prison
- American Warren Christopher Clark joined the terrorist group ISIS after sending his resume and cover letter to the caliphate asking to be hired as an English teacher.
- He was captured by US-backed forces in Syria earlier this month.
- Now US prosecutors are charging him with helping ISIS.
- "I wanted to go see exactly what the group was about, and what they were doing," he told NBC News earlier this month.
The American who sent his resume to the terrorist group ISIS and then joined to "see exactly what the group was about" was arrested and charged for attempting to provide support to the terrorist organization.
Federal prosecutors announced unsealed indictments Friday that charge Warren Christopher Clark, a former resident of Sugar Land, Texas, with "attempting to provide himself as material support to ISIS."
Clark became infamous in February 2018 when researchers at George Washington University's Program on Extremism published a copy of the cover letter he sent to the Islamic State offering to be an English teacher.
Clark lived in Saudia Arabia, Mosul, and Turkey, joining ISIS in 2015, according to The New York Times. He was captured earlier this month in Syria by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and transferred over to the US, according to the Department of Justice.
After being captured, Clark told NBC News that he joined ISIS out of curiosity.
"I wanted to go see exactly what the group was about, and what they were doing," he said. "I wanted to learn more about the ideology. I'm a political science major, global business minor. I like politics. I like travel, world events. That's what I wanted to do."
Clark said he only worked as an English teacher and never fought for ISIS. He said he saw little moral difference between the US and the caliphate.
"I was in living in Mosul at the time, and I needed a way to support myself," Clark told NBC News. "I think with the beheadings, that's execution. I'm from the United States, from Texas. They like to execute people, too. So I really don't see any difference. They might do it off camera, but it's the same."
If convicted, Clark can spend up to 20 years in prison and be fined up to $250,000.
"The arm of American Justice has a lengthy reach," US Attorney Ryan K. Patrick said in a Department of Justice press release. "The number one priority of the Southern District of Texas, along with the FBI and our other national security partners, is to keep America safe. The protection of life is the most sacred job law enforcement has."
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