A Yemeni national has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder U.S. nationals abroad, conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda, and receiving military-type training from al-Qaeda.
Ali Alvi al-Hamidi, 31, pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.
According to the government, al-Hamidi traveled to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan in early 2008 to join al-Qaeda. Once there, he received training from al-Qaeda in the use of weapons, explosives, and detonators.
During late spring and summer 2008, al-Hamidi moved on to Afghanistan with Taliban forces for the purpose of fighting members of the United States military and coalition forces stationed there.
Al-Hamidi also aided U.S. citizen Bryant Neal Vinas entry into al-Qaeda. Vinas had traveled to Pakistan from Long Island hoping to join al-Qaeda and fight U.S. military forces in Afghanistan.
At sentencing, al-Hamidi faces a maximum of life imprisonment.
The government’s case is being prosecuted by the Office’s National Security & Cybercrime Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Zainab Ahmad, Michael P. Canty, and Douglas M. Pravda are in charge of the prosecution, with assistance provided by Trial Attorney Josh Parecki of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
The case against al-Hamidi is a significant blow to al-Qaeda’s efforts to recruit and train fighters.
Defendant:
Name: Ali Alvi al-Hamidi
Age: 31
Nationality: Yemeni
Criminal charges: Conspiring to murder U.S. nationals abroad, conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda, and receiving military-type training from al-Qaeda.
City and state: Brooklyn, New York
Exact date: 2008
Sentence or outcome: Maximum of life imprisonment at sentencing
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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