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A converted radical Muslim who allegedly plotted an ISIS-linked bombing at the New York State Capitol also discussed future terror attacks \u2014 including one on the White House and New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations in Times Square.<\/p>\n

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New Yorker Jessica Bowie, 35, was arrested in Albany Wednesday after the FBI foiled her lethal scheme to blow up the Capitol building \u201con a day when the most amount of senators are there.\u201d The plan included placing a bomb in a DoorDash\u00a0food delivery bag, according to federal authorities.<\/p>\n

The ISIS-inspired militant, who converted to Islam five years ago and was going by the Islamic name \u201cAisha Saif, planned the attack with the help of FBI informants for roughly two weeks.<\/p>\n

She even had an\u00a0escape route to Syria ready \u2014 and pondered returning to the US to carry out more large-scale terror attacks, according to her federal complaint.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 5, while meeting with two informants in person, Bowie said if the attack on the state Capitol was successful \u2014 and she was able to get away \u2014 she could \u201ccome back in the future and do more.\u201d<\/p>\n

One target Bowie talked about was \u201cNew Year\u2019s Eve in Times Square\u201d \u2014 a frenzied spectacle where as many as 1 million tourists visit the Big Apple.<\/p>\n

Although she zeroed in on the state Capitol because it was \u201cthe biggest political building that I know of around that area,\u201d the Albany resident told the informant she would\u2019ve preferred the \u201cWhite House with the President\u201d \u2014 but admitted \u201cthat\u2019s an even harder job,\u201d according to the complaint. <\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe in the future we go back for that,\u201d she allegedly said. <\/p>\n

That same day, she allegedly purchased bomb materials from a Home Depot in Rensselaer, while wearing a burqa, photos show.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement had Bowie on their radar for five weeks leading up to her arrest Wednesday and believe she was \u201cradicalized online,\u201d First Assistant US Attorney John A. Sarcone III said at a press conference Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

The upstate New Yorker had already plotted to carry out the most deadly bombing she could at the state Capitol \u2014 telling an informant she thought she could take out at least half of the 200 people in the Albany building.<\/p>\n

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Before FBI agents swept in to cuff her, Bowie paid an informant $200 to help a bombmaker fund the construction of explosives for future attacks, telling the person she \u201cwishes she could fund a big operation,\u201d according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

Following her arrest, she\u00a0appeared to offer a partial confession during her interview with the FBI, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no helping me, you guys know enough, there\u2019s no helping me, I\u2019m\u2026going to prison for the rest of my life,\u201d she allegedly said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMaterial support is up to 20 years in prison, I already Googled it before, I know I\u2019m going to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just last month, another radicalized upstate New Yorker, 37-year-old Catherine Beth Washburn, was\u00a0charged with allegedly supporting an Islamic terrorist organization\u00a0after donating $30,000 in cryptocurrency to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Gov. Kathy Hochul thanked the FBI and law enforcement for thwarting Bowie\u2019s possible attack in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarlier this year, amid a rise in political violence and threats against public officials, we took steps to strengthen security at the State Capitol and across state government,\u201d the gov said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there is no immediate threat at this time, we will continue working closely with our law enforcement partners to protect New Yorkers and keep our communities safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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