A U.S. citizen living in Brooklyn, New York, who pleaded guilty to a series of charges related to her support for the Islamic State terrorist group was resentenced Wednesday to 19 years in prison, far short of the 30 to 70 years federal prosecutors sought but nearly five times as long as what she first received.

Sinmyah Amera Ceasar, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto on charges of providing material support and resources to ISIS, a foreign terrorist organization; obstructing justice while released on bail pending sentencing; and failing to appear for court when she attempted to flee the U.S., the Department of Justice said in a news release.

Sue J. Bai, head of DOJ’s National Security Division, said in the news release the resentencing “marks the end of a righteous journey that began a decade ago.”

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