(The Center Square) – A New York woman who converted to Islam has been charged in connection to a plot to blow up the New York State capitol building in Albany and kill state legislators.
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, appeared in federal court on Thursday. She is charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
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