Feds: ISIL recruiter 'renounces' Islamic State

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester pizza shop owner who admitted recruiting for ISIL has "renounced" the Islamic State terrorist organization, federal prosecutors say.

"It is important to note that

, during the pendency of this prosecution, the defendant met with the FBI and prosecutors," Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett Harvey wrote of Mufid Elfgeeh in a March 7 court filing. "In the meeting, the defendant gave a full accounting of his criminal activities, including his involvement in recruiting the individuals for ISIL. Notably, the defendant renounced ISIL and its methods during the meeting."

Elfgeeh, who is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Rochester, "confirmed that he no longer supports ISIL" in an interview with federal probation officials, Harvey wrote