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College student gets 30 years in prison for using Pell grant to join ISIS

By Anna Giaritelli
Published October 19, 2016 9:26pm ET
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College student gets 30 years in prison for using Pell grant to join ISIS
More than eight in 10 (83 percent) said it is important President Obama to discuss the Islamic State, with 62 percent saying it is "very important" and 21 percent saying "somewhat important." (AP Photo) | STR

A college student in California was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using a federal Pell Grant to fund his friend’s trip to the Middle East, where he planned to join the Islamic State, according to multiple sources.

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