One of the British-born members of the Islamic State group dubbed the “Beatles” was found guilty on a host of charges tied to a hostage-taking plot that led to the deaths of four Americans.
El Shafee Elsheikh, dubbed “Jihadi Ringo” according to prosecutors, was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday for his role in the deaths of U.S. humanitarian aid workers Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig and U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
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