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( Details emerge about Shannon Conley ' s drastic change prior to her arrest by the FBI on charges of aiding a terror group . Courtesy of Denver7 – The Denver Channel and YouTube . Posted on Jul 4 , 2014 .)
following year , she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to the Islam- ic State . She was sentenced to four years in prison .
Those who knew Shannon de- scribed her transformation as stemming from being a “ bright teenager lost in middle-class suburbia ,” searching for mean- ing and a mate .
Following her arrest , authorities claim they found CDs by US-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki among her belongings .
On her Facebook page , Shan- non referred to herself as Hali- ma . She described her work as “ a slave to Allah .” Shannon told the FBI she was sought to defend Muslims against their oppressors .
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