NJ jihadi yuppies set to plead guilty — as one blames post-Oct. 7 social media for radicalization
Two young men from New Jersey are set to plead guilty to charges related to their alleged support for ISIS. One of the defendants, Milo Sedarat, is blaming social media algorithms for his radicalization following the October 7 attacks in Israel. Both individuals were arrested for planning to move to the Middle East to join a terrorist group.
- ▪TomasKaan Jimenez-Guzel and Milo Sedarat are both set to enter guilty pleas after reaching deals with prosecutors.
- ▪Sedarat's attorneys claim he was radicalized by social media algorithms that fed him violent and extremist content.
- ▪He is seeking release from jail to home confinement while awaiting his guilty plea.
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US News exclusive NJ jihadi yuppies set to plead guilty — as one blames post-Oct. 7 social media for radicalization By Priscilla DeGregory Published June 3, 2026, 4:26 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Two accused Jersey boy jihadis are set to plead guilty after they allegedly pledged themselves to ISIS in the pursuit of violence — as one blamed post-Oct.7 social media algorithms for his radicalization. Yuppie Montclair residents TomasKaan Jimenez-Guzel and Milo Sedarat have struck deals in their criminal cases. Jimenez-Guzel, a hulking high-school jock, is to enter a guilty plea on July 9, according to court records.
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