Lombard Man Trafficked Fentanyl, Tried To Give Money To ISIS: Authorities

LOMBARD, IL — A Lombard man admitted to trafficking fentanyl and attempting to financially support ISIS, according to federal authorities.

Jason Brown, 41, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of trying to provide material support to ISIS, one count of distributing fentanyl and one count of gun possession in furtherance of drug trafficking, authorities said.

On three occasions in 2019, Brown gave $500 to a person, believing it would be wired to an ISIS soldier involved in terrorist activity in Syria, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The person was confidentially working with law enforcement and the purported ISIS soldier was an undercover officer, authorities said.

Brown also trafficked fentanyl from California to the Chicago suburbs in 2019 and illegally possessed several loaded handguns, according to the department.

He faces five years to life in prison for the gun charge, five to 40 years for the drug charge and up to 20 years for the terrorism charge, authorities said. Brown has been in custody since 2019 and is set to be sentenced May 28, according to the department.