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Nima Ali Yusuf, 24, Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

An indictment charging San Diego resident Nima Ali Yusuf, 24, with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to provide material support to al-Shabaab, and making false statements to a government agency in a matter involving international terrorism, was unsealed today, announced Laura E. Duffy, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California.

With the assistance of Customs and Border Protection, special agents of the FBI arrested Yusuf on November 12, 2010. On November 15, 2010, U.S. Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes arraigned Yusuf on the indictment. Yusuf will be held without bail pending a detention hearing scheduled for November 18, 2010.

According to U.S. Attorney Duffy, the arrest arises from an investigation by the San Diego Joint Terrorism Task Force.

The charge of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The charge of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The charge of making false statements to a government agency in a matter involving international terrorism carries a maximum penalty of eight years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

An indictment itself is not evidence that the defendants committed the crimes charged. The defendant is presumed innocent until the government meets its burden in court of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Nima Ali Yusuf, the defendant, will face a detention hearing on November 18, 2010. The maximum penalties for the charges include up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and al-Shabaab, and up to eight years in prison and a $250,000 fine for making false statements to a government agency in a matter involving international terrorism.