(The Center Square) — Federal authorities have charged a 35-year-old "radicalized" New York woman with plotting to bomb the state Capitol and kill state officials. 

The complaint unveiled Thursday by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York's office charged Jessica Bowie with attempting to "provide material support for foreign terrorist organizations." If convicted, she faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and fines.

Federal prosecutors said Bowie had plotted to use an explosive device to attack the New York State Capitol and the New York state senators. 

"The allegations in this complaint are deeply disturbing," First Assistant U.S. Attorney John Sarcone said Thursday. "That someone would harbor such hatred toward our way of life and seek to target the New York State Capitol and New York state senators — that's an attack on democracy itself, and one we will not tolerate." 

In the complaint, federal authorities said Bowie visited the Capitol building in Albany five times between July 21 and Aug. 9, showing her in surveillance video. She told an FBI informant that she would place a bomb on a food-delivery bag by the building’s Washington Avenue entrance, the complaint alleges.

“I want to destroy as much of the building as possible and kill the senators while they are meeting,” she wrote to the informant, according to the complaint. “I want it to have an effect on the American system.”

Federal authorities said on one social media account identified as belonging to Bowie, she said, “Praise be to Allah for September 11th” and “When I can migrate, I will poison these infidels.” 

Bowie recorded and disseminated to others online her “Bayah,” or formal oath of allegiance to ISIS, authorities said.

The case is being investigated by the FBI with assistance from the U. S. Secret Service, New York State Police, and other law enforcement agencies. 

Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a statement Thursday saying she was "grateful to the FBI for leading this investigation and to the New York State Police for their work to apprehend this dangerous individual." 

"Earlier 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," Hochul, a Democrat, said. "While 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."