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- United States v. Rahmat Abdhir (San Jose Jemaah Islamiyah support case):
- Indictment Rahmat Abdhir is a U.S. citizen living in San Jose, California and the brother of Zulkifli Abdhir. In September 2003, the U.S. government designated Zulkifli Abdhir as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist due to his leadership role in Jemaah Islamiyah; the U.S. government believes he played a role in several bombings in the Philippines. In August 2007, Rahmat Abdhir was charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, providing material to terrorists, contributing goods and services to a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (his brother), and false statements. As the DOJ press release states, "Zulkifli Abdhir and Rahmat Abdhir communicated with one another between the United States and Philippines, often in code to disguise the nature of their activities, as Zulkifli Abdhir engaged in battles with Philippine troops and evaded capture. Among other things, they discussed items that Zulkifli Abdhir wanted his brother to send him in the Philippines from the United States, including money and accessories for firearms, Insignia two-way radios, backpacks, and knives. According to the indictment, Rahmat Abdhir shipped requested items to his brother in the Philippines using various aliases for the sender and the recipient."
- DOJ Press Release on Indictment
- Final Order re: Pre-Trial Detention A judge ordered Abdhir held pending trial.
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Upholding Pre-Trial Detention (Added 2/15/08) The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the pre-trial detention order in the case against Rahmat Abdhir, a U.S. citizen living in San Jose, California. Abdhir -- the brother of Specially Designated Global Terrorist Zulkifli Abdhir - was indicted in August 2007 on a number of charges, including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. The appeals court concluded that "there is clear and convincing evidence that Abd Hir poses a grave danger to the Philippines."
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- United States v. Nuradin Abdi (Columbus mall plot; material support to Al-Qaida):
- Indictment In August 2004, federal prosecutors indicted Columbus, Ohio resident Nuradin Abdi for providing material support to Al-Qaida, as well as obtaining and using fraudulent travel documents. As DOJ notes, "the indictment alleges that on April 27, 1999, Abdi applied to the Immigration and Naturalization Service - now known as the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - for a travel document, wherein he concealed his destination by representing that he intended to visit Germany and Saudi Arabia for the purpose of 'Umrah (Holly[sic] - Mecca) and visit my relative,' when he allegedly planned to travel to Ogaden, Ethiopia, for the purpose of obtaining military-style training in preparation for violent jihad. Abdi allegedly sought training in radio usage, guns, guerilla warfare and bombs."
- DOJ Press Release on Indictment
- Remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft on Indictment Ashcroft commented that "Abdi, along with admitted al Qaeda
operative [Iyman] Faris and other co-conspirators, initiated a plot to blow up a Columbus area shopping mall."
- Statement of Facts This document states, "In spring of 2003, Iyman Faris, an individual subsequently convicted of a federal terrorism crime, advised agents of the FBI that an individual by the name of Nuradin planned to shoot up a shopping mall in the Columbus, Ohio area with an AK-47. Agents subsequently identified Nuradin as the defendant, Nuradin Abdi."
- Opposition of the United States to Defendant's Motions In Limine (#104) to Exclude Computer Images, Dissertation Text 'Pillar of the Preparing for Jihad," "Mall Bomb" and "Missile Plot" Statements and Physical Evidence According to this filing, photos found on Abdi's computer "depict a variety of Jihadi images, such as Usama bin Laden, with writing in the photo stating "'God is great [in the green flag depicted in the photo], We love you Usama, America digs its grave with its right hand because Usama has paralyzed its left.'"
- Government's Consolidated Responses to Defendant's Motion in Limine to Dismiss on Newly-Discovered Grounds In this document, the government argues that Abdi "attempts to transform Counts 1 and 2 from conspiracies whose objective was to provide material support and resources to terrorism and al Qaeda through a broad array of conduct into narrower conspiracies whose sole objective was to provide himself for military training in Ethiopia in order to prepare for violent jihad."
- Government's Response to Motion of Defendant to Suppress All Statements Allegedly Made by the Defendant and All Evidence Seized in Violation of the Fourth Amendment This filing provides more information on the discussions between Faris and Abdi about the mall plot. According to Faris, Abdi told him that “things were heating up and we need to do something.” When asked should be done, Abdi replied, “take an AK-47 to a mall and start shooting.” According to the document, "Faris told the FBI that he thought he had talked Mr. Abdi out of it, but had not had recent contact with Mr. Abdi."
- Opinion and Order This ruling denied a number of pre-trial motions filed by Abdi.
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion This document notes that "at the same time he was meeting with Abdi, Faris was operationally active for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the so-called mastermind of the 9/11 attacks." Moreover, it reveals that the FBI discovered "telephone activity from Abdi’s phone number to approximately forty other numbers connected to FBI terrorism cases."
- Plea Agreement Abdi pled guilty to providing material support to terrorists and agreed to serve ten years in jail.
- DOJ Press Release on Sentencing On November 27, 2007, Abdi was formally sentenced to ten years in prison.
- NEFA Foundation "Target: America" Report "The Columbus Mall Plot"
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- United States v. Hassan Abu-Jihaad (Former U.S. Navy sailor; material support to terrorists):
- Indictment In March 2007, Abu-Jihaad was indicted on terrorism and espionage charges. Abu-Jihaad -- who served aboard the U.S.S. Benfold and held a SECRET clearance -- allegedly emailed Babar Ahmad classified information on the movements of a U.S. Navy battle group tasked with targeting Al-Qaida and discussed “the battle group’s perceived vulnerability to terrorist attack." Ahmad is a British citizen indicted in Connecticut on an array of charges, including providing material to terrorists and money laundering conspiracy. According to prosecutors, “Ahmad was the leader of a terrorist support cell in London.” He served as the webmaster of the Azzam Publications websites, which included azzam.com, azzam.co.uk, qoqaz.net, qoqaz.co.uk., webstorage.com/~azzam, and waaqiah.com." Federal prosecutors allege that Azzam Publications “was established and operated to recruit individuals to be mujahideen and to solicit and raise funds and assistance for jihad, including for the Taliban and Chechen mujahideen…”
- Department of Justice Press Release on Indictment (Added 3/5/08)
- Department of Justice Press Release on Arrest (Added 3/5/08) Abu-Jihaad was arrested on March 7, 2007 in Arizona.
- Affidavit of FBI Special Agent David Dillon According to this filing, the document Abu-Jihaad sent to Ahmad stated "that the battle group was scheduled to pass through the Straits of Hormuz on April 29, 2001, at night, under a communications blackout, and explicitly described the group’s vulnerability to a terrorist attack: 'Weakness: They have nothing to stop a small craft with RPG etc, except their Seals' stinger missiles.'"
- FBI Interviews The FBI conducted a series of interviews with Abu-Jihaad's former roommate in Arizona, Derrick Shareef, who has pled guilty to plotting an attack on an Illinois shopping mall. Shareef discussed how Abu-Jihaad radicalized him and how the two men considered attacking a U.S. military facility in California.
- Prosecution Exhibits 1-3 The prosecution released emails between Abu-Jihaad and Azzam Publications. In one email, Abu-Jihaad attempts to confirm receipt of his order for "Russian hell 2000," a jihadist video featuring Chechen attacks on Russian soldiers.
- Prosecution Exhibits 4-7 In an email to Azzam Publications, Abu-Jihaad states that he is serving a "Kuffar nation." And an individual from Azzam Publications urges Abu-Jihaad to continue his "psychological warefare [sic]."
- NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann's Expert Witness Report (Added 3/5/08) This report provides extensive information on the Azzam Publications websites. As Kohlmann writes, "between approximately the years of 1996 and 2002, Azzam Publications reigned as the undisputed top mujahideen propaganda site on the Internet, featuring jihad training manuals, interviews with Al-Qaida leaders and associates, and the stories of many fallen jihadi 'martyrs.'"
- Azzam Publications: Frequently Asked Questions (Added 3/5/08) To supplement NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann's expert witness report in the Hassan Abu-Jihaad case, the NEFA Foundation is providing a historical document that provides still further insight into Azzam Publications: a Frequently Asked Questions page from Azzam.com that answers questions such as "what is Azzam Publications?", "Who funds Azzam Publications?", and "How can I help Azzam Publications?" This document was not entered as an exhibit during trial.
- Defense Exhibits 1-6 The defense attempts to demonstrate that there is a slew of open-source information publicly available on the U.S.S. Benfold and its movements.
- Defendant's Memorandum in Opposition to the Govenment's Motion in Limine Seeking the Introduction of Certain Evidence According to this document, Abu-Jihaad and his roommate Derrick Shareef "discussed attacking a military recruiting station in Phoenix, Arizona" and "discussed the idea of attacking a military base in San Diego with a sniper-like attack."
- Defendant's Memorandum in Support to Suppress FISA-Derived Evidence Abu-Jihaad argued that evidence gathered by the government under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was illegal.
- Judge's Decision on FISA-Derived Evidence (Added 1/24/08) A judge rejected a defense motion that evidence gathered by the government under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was illegal. Federal judge Mark Kravitz asserted that the Patriot Act's balance "between an individual's important interest in privacy and the Government's legitimate need to obtain foreign intelligence information remains reasonable and one that complies with the Fourth Amendment." Kravitz also commented on a recent decision in Mayfield v. United States, noting, "it is not at all clear why the Mayfield court held FISA unconstitutional on its face."
- Department of Justice Press Release on Conviction (Added 3/5/08) A federal jury in New Haven, Connecticut convicted former U.S. Navy member Hassan Abu-Jihaad for providing material support of terrorism and disclosing previously classified information relating to the national defense. As the DOJ press release notes "the evidence at trial...included court-authorized wiretap recordings, during which Abu-Jihaad used coded conversation to refer to jihad; admonished others not to speak openly about jihad over the phone or on the Internet because it was 'tapped'; and discussed having conversations with associates using a shredder and after frisking them for electronic components. The calls played for the jury also included Abu-Jihaad’s use of the terms 'hot meals' and 'cold meals' in reference to his current and former ability, respectively, to provide inside information or intelligence about potential U.S. military targets."
- NEFA Foundation "Target: America" Report "The Illinois Shopping Mall Plot" As noted above, Abu-Jihaad's former roommate in Arizona, Derrick Shareef, has pled guilty to plotting an attack on an Illinois shopping mall. Abu-Jihaad played a role in his radicalization and the two men considered attacking a U.S. military facility in California.
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- United States v. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali (Material support to Al-Qaida; plotted to kill President Bush):
- Indictment (Added 12/20/07)
- Superseding Indictment (Added 12/20/07) According to the superseding indictment, "Between in or around September 2002 and on or about June 9, 2003, defendant ABU ALI discussed with Coconspirator #2 and Coconspirator #4 plans to assassinate President of the United States George W. Bush. The tactics discussed for conducting the assassination included (1) an operation in which multiple snipers would shoot the President; and (2) a suicide bombing operation. Defendant ABU ALI agreed to carry out the assassination of the President."
- DOJ Press Release on Return to U.S. (Added 12/20/07) In February 2005, Abu Ali returned to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia, where he had been detained.
- Government's Position on Pretrial Detention (Added 12/20/07) According to this filing, "In joining al-Qaeda, it was the defendant’s intent to become a planner of terrorist operations like Mohammed Atta and Khalid Shaykh Muhammad, well known al-Qaeda terrorists associated with the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001."
- DOJ Press Release on Conviction (Added 12/20/07) On November 22, 2005, a jury "unanimously found Abu Ali, age 24 of Falls Church, Virginia, guilty of (1) conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization (al-Qaeda); (2) providing material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization (al-Qaeda); (3) conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists; (4) providing material support to terrorists; (5) contribution of services to al-Qaeda; (6) receipt of funds and services from al-Qaeda; (7) conspiracy to assassinate the President of the United States; (8) conspiracy to commit air piracy; and (9) conspiracy to destroy aircraft." Moreover, "the evidence at trial included evidence that Abu Ali had joined an al-Qaeda cell in Saudi Arabia; that he received training from members of the cell in weapons, explosives, and document forgery from an al-Qaeda cell in Saudi Arabia; plotted with senior al-Qaeda operatives to personally carry out the assassination of the President; engaged in a conspiracy to hijack and destroy civilian airliners in a scheme substantially similar to the September 11, 2001, attacks; and researched nuclear power facilities in the United States at the behest of a senior al-Qaeda operative."
- Sentencing Order (Added 12/20/07)
- DOJ Press Release on Sentencing (Added 12/20/07) On March 29, 2006, Abu Ali was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
- Omar Abu Ali v. Ashcroft: Memorandum Opinion (Added 12/20/07) This document states, "Petitioner Ahmed Abu Ali ('Abu Ali') is a citizen of the United States who, through his parents, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against several officials of the United States ('respondents' or 'United States') challenging his ongoing detention since June 2003 in a prison of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia allegedly at the behest and ongoing supervision of the United States." The ruling notes that the U.S. "insists that a federal district court has no jurisdiction to consider the habeas petition of a United States citizen if he is in the hands of a foreign state, and it asks this Court to dismiss the petition forthwith." In response, the court found "that a citizen cannot be so easily separated from his constitutional rights."
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Opinion (Added 6/7/08) In November 2005, Ahmed Abu Ali was convicted in Virginia on a number of charges, including providing material support to Al-Qaida, stemming from his involvement in a plot to assassinate President Bush. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Abu Ali's conviction, ruling, "we are satisfied that Abu Ali received a fair trial, though not a perfect one, and that the criminal justice system performed those functions which the Constitution envisioned for it." However, the court ordered that Abu Ali be resentenced because "the court abused its discretion when imposing the sentence," deviating from the federal sentencing guidelines that called for life imprisonment.
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- United States v. Amen Ahmed Ali et al. (Transmitting secret defense information; Moayad links):
- Indictment (Added 4/19/08) In September 2006, a grand jury in Fresno, California indicted Amen Ahmed Ali of Bakersfield, Mohamed Al-Rahimi of Bakersfield, and Ibrahim A. Omer of Fort Worth "on charges relating to the acquisition and transmission of secret defense information and the export of stolen and sensitive military equipment." Specifically, "the indictment alleges that on multiple occasions, between June 25, 2005 and Aug. 31, 2006, Ali received secret defense documents from a government undercover agent. He then transmitted them to the Republic of Yemen, both by fax transmission and by courier. In addition, Ali...is charged with conspiring with Ibrahim A. Omer...to ship military items to Yemen, the export of which is restricted under federal law...Ali is also charged with conspiring with Mohamed Al-Rahimi, 62, of Bakersfield, to receive stolen government property which was also sent to Yemen." Additionally, during court proceedings, prosecutors revealed that Ali possessed contact information for Mohammed al-Moayad, who was convicted in New York for providing material support to Hamas and Al-Qaida.
- DOJ Press Release on Indictment (Added 4/19/08)
- Government Filing re: FISA-Derived Evidence (Added 4/19/08) This government filing informs the court that it intends to enter "information obtained and derived from electronic surveillance conducted pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA)..."
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- United States v. Babar Ahmad (Azzam Publications webmaster; material support to terrorists)
- DOJ Press Release on Arrest (Added 12/20/07) In August 2004, British authorities arrested Babar Ahmad on an arrest warrant and criminal Complaint issued in Connecticut.
- Complaint (Added 12/20/07) Ahmad, a jihadist webmaster, allegedly conspired to provide material support to terrorists. According to federal prosecutors, "AHMAD, through Azzam Publications, operated a series of pro-jihad (Muslim holy war) web sites via an Internet Service Provider (ISP) located in the State of Connecticut. The two main Azzam Publications web sites were www.azzam.com, utilizing ISPs in Nevada and Connecticut, and www.qoqaz.net, which is operated from outside of the United States. Postings on the web sites described the need for Muslims to engage in violent attacks against infidels, appealed for financial support and provided instructions on how to enter Islamic war zones. The web sites also provided detailed instructions for sending money or other support to a specific official of the Taliban."
- Indictment (Added 12/20/07) The indictment charges that Ahmad "provided, and conspired to provide, material support and resources to persons engaged in acts of terrorism in Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. Specifically, AHMAD provided, through the creation and use of various internet websites, email communication, and other means, expert advice and assistance, communications equipment, military items, currency, monetary instruments, financial services and personnel designed to recruit and assist the Chechen Mujahideen and the Taliban, and raise funds for violent jihad in Afghanistan, Chechnya and other places."
- Affidavit in Support of Extradition (Added 12/20/07) This document notes that Ahmad was "in possession of a document which concerned authentic battle group plans of a U.S. naval battle-group operating in the Straits of Hormuz in April, 2001." The document was seized from AHMAD in December, 2003, by British authorities and the information thereon has been confirmed to be legitimate by U.S. Navy personnel. The document specifically describes the battle-group's vulnerability to a terrorist attack, and provides specific examples on how the ships might be attacked." The document was allegedly provided by former U.S. Navy sailor Hassan Abujihaad, who has been indicted on terrorism and espionage charges.
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- United States v. Sadeq Naji Ahmed (False statements; Bin Laden "supporter," former TSA screener):
- DOJ Press Release on Conviction (Added 4/10/08) In May 2005, Dearborn, Michigan resident Sadeq Naji Ahmed was convicted for making false statements to the Office of Personnel Management. The DOJ press release notes, "the evidence presented at the two day trial showed that on October 3, 2002, while a TSA screener at the Detroit Metro airport, Mr. Ahmed made false statements on a security background investigation form. The evidence demonstrated that he falsely stated that he had never had a security clearance suspended when in fact he had his security clearance and access to classified information suspended in 2001 while he was a member of the United States Air Force at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. He was also found guilty of falsely stating that he had not left a job under unfavorable conditions when, in fact, he left the Air Force because, among other things, he made statements in support of Usama bin Laden; that he was neither for nor against the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center; that the United States deserved the September 11, 2001 attacks; that he would not fight with the U.S. military if the U.S. took action in Iraq; and that U.S. aircraft flying over Iraq should crash."
- Government's Sentencing Memorandum (Added 4/10/08) In seeking a twelve month sentence, federal prosecutors wrote, "the suspension of defendant’s security clearance and departure from the military occurred as a result of a long-standing pattern of conduct that demonstrated the defendant’s disloyalty to the United States and his strong support for al Qaeda’s Usama bin Laden."
- Transcript of Sentencing Hearing (Added 4/10/08) This document is the transcript of Ahmed's September 2005 sentencing hearing.
- Judgment (Added 4/10/08) Ahmed was sentenced to eighteen months in prison in September 2005.
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- United States v. Syed Haris Ahmed & Ehsanul Islam Sadequee - (Material support to Al-Qaida):
- DOJ Press Release on Ahmed Indictment In April 2006, an Atlanta jury indicted Syed Haris Ahmed, a naturalized U.S. citizen studying at Georgia Tech University, for providing material support to terrorists.
- Superseding Indictment (adding Sadequee as a defendant) In July 2006, Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, a U.S. citizen who reportedly met Ahmed at the Al-Farooq Masjid in Atlanta, were indicted for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Intelligence Committee in January 2007 that Ahmed and Sadequee “had long-term goals of creating a large network of extremists in preparation for conducting attacks, possibly inside the United States." This FBI investigation was dubbed "Operation Northern Exposure."
- DOJ Press Release on Superseding Indictment
- Affidavit of FBI Special Agent Michael Scherck Ahmed and Sadequee, who attended high school in Canada, traveled to Toronto “to meet with likeminded Islamic extremists.” During interviews with FBI agents, Ahmed admitted that while in Canada the men “discussed strategic locations in the United States suitable for a terrorist strike, to include oil refineries and military bases.” After returning from Canada, Ahmed and Sadequee specifically talked about “the possibility of attacking Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia.” While in Canada, the men “also plotted how to disable the Global Positioning System in an effort to disrupt military and commercial communications and traffic.”
- Transcript of Sadequee's Detention Hearing Sadequee's family offered to guarantee Sadequee's bond with their family home.
- Government's Post-Hearing Brief Concerning Defendant Sadequee's Motions to Suppress Evidence from Luggage Search and Airport Interview The government filed this brief in opposition to Sadequee’s "motions to suppress evidence obtained from (1) a border search of his checked luggage at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport...and (2) an interview with law enforcement at John F. Kennedy International Airport."
- NEFA Foundation "Target: America" Report "Irhaby007's American Connections"
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- United States v. Syed Ahsan (Azzam Publications webmaster; material support to terrorists)
- Indictment (Added 12/20/07) In July 2006, Ahsan was arrested by British law enforcement authorities in London; he has been charged in Connecticut with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Federal prosecutors state that from "approximately 1997 through at least August 2004, Ahsan conspired with Babar Ahmad, an organization called Azzam Publications and others to provide material support and resources to persons engaged in acts of terrorism through the creation and use of various Internet Web sites, e-mail communications and other means. The material support and resources consisted of expert advice and assistance, communications equipment, military items, currency, monetary instruments, financial services and personnel. All of this material support was designed to assist and recruit for the Taliban and the Chechen Mujahideen, as well as to raise funds for terrorist activities in Afghanistan, Chechnya and other places. It is alleged that members of the conspiracy maintained accounts at a number of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Web hosting companies in the United States, including one headquartered in Connecticut."
- DOJ Press Release on Indictment (Added 12/20/07)
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- United States v. Abdurahman Alamoudi (Financial transactions with Libya; AQ; Muslim Brotherhood):
- Superseding Indictment (Added 4/9/08) Abdurahman Alamoudi, who "is the founder and former executive director of the American Muslim Council (AMC), the founder of the American Muslim Foundation (AMF), and...an influential member of other Islamic political and charitable organizations," was indicted in Virginia on a number of charges, including making false statements, engaging in prohibited financial transactions with the Libyan government, and money laundering. According to the indictment, Alamoudi "received and transferred and attempted to transfer, and exported and attempted to export, and otherwise dealt in and attempted to otherwise deal in, $340,000 in cash from the World Islamic Call Society, an entity that was a part of, controlled by and acting on behalf of the Government of Libya,"
- Plea Agreement (Added 4/9/08) As DOJ explains, "on July 30, 2004, Alamoudi pleaded guilty to three federal offenses: one count of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which imposes terrorism-related sanctions prohibiting unlicensed travel to and commerce with Libya; one count of false statements made in his application for naturalization; and a tax offense involving a long-term scheme to conceal from the IRS his financial transactions with Libya and his foreign bank accounts and to omit material information
from the tax returns filed by his charities."
- DOJ Press Release on Sentencing (Added 4/9/08) In October 2004, Alamoudi was sentenced to 23 years in prison. The press release states, "Alamoudi made at least 10 trips to Libya, many lasting as long as five days. According to court documents, while in Libya, Alamoudi participated in meetings with Libyan government officials. Initially, during a meeting on March 13, 2003, Alamoudi and Libyan government officials discussed creating 'headaches' and disruptions in Saudi Arabia. As the scheme continued, however, Alamoudi learned that the actual objective was the assassination of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah. Alamoudi participated in recruiting participants for this plot by introducing the Libyans to two Saudi dissidents in London and facilitating the transfer of hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash from the Libyans to those dissidents to finance the plot."
- Alamoudi and Al-Qaida (Added 4/9/08) In July 2005, "the U.S Department of the Treasury...designated the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA), a U.K.-based Saudi oppositionist organization, for providing material support to al Qaida. MIRA is run by al Qaida-affiliated Saad al- Faqih..." The Treasury designation states, "in 2003, MIRA and Faqih received approximately $1 million in funding through Abdulrahman Alamoudi. According to information available to the U.S. Government, the September 2003 arrest of Alamoudi was a severe blow to al Qaida, as Alamoudi had a close relationship with al Qaida and had raised money for al Qaida in the United States."
- Alamoudi and the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood (Added 4/9/08) This prosecution filing in the Holy Land Foundation case identifies Alamoudi as a member of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood.
- United Association for Studies and Research (UASR): 1997 Annual Report (Added 4/9/08) This document lists Alamoudi as the organization's secretary. Federal prosecutors identified UASR as a member of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood's Palestine Committee in a court filing in the Holy Land Foundation case.
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision (Added 4/9/08) In June 2006, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s grant of the Government’s motion for forfeiture of substitute assets.
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- United States v. Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari & Brian Anderson (New York terror financing case):
- Indictment In February 2007, federal prosecutors in New York arrested Alishtari on charges of terrorism financing, material support of terrorism, international money laundering, conspiracy and wire fraud. According to DOJ, "ALISHTARI, a 53-year-old resident of Ardsley, New York, facilitated the transfer of $152,000 with the intention that it be used in Afghanistan and Pakistan to help train terrorists. Specifically, in the latter half of 2006, ALISHTARI accepted payment to discreetly transfer these funds, believing that they were earmarked for Pakistan and Afghanistan."
- DOJ Press Release on Indictment
- Superseding Indictment (adding Brian Anderson as a defendant)
- Alishtari Resume In 2002 and 2003, Alishtari was named "US National Republican Congressional Committee NYS Businessman of the Year."
- Defense Strategy (Added 1/3/08) A filing by attorneys for Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari, a New York businessman and Muslim convert in | |