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x the [RS as an oe proe’ rgamzation, The group's purposefully amimeucus objectives were, ostensibly, to provude humatutarian relic a aid. i awever, the recipient sof th be ne "humanitarian ard” were ultumately revealed to. Ge terrorist groups, mebuding Al-Qaeda Amout was indicted in Oct 2002 The midiciment ‘esorbed 2 Lmuiii-anonal enmunal enterprise t “hat 1 foe at least as decade, used chantable donahons from unwitting Mushm-Americans, non- Miisliras, and corporations to covertly support Al-Qaeda, the Chechen Mujahideen, and armed violence in Bosaia. The indictment alleged thet BIP was aperated as a cnmunal enterprise that engaged im a pattern of racketeering act ivity in addition to he sd-raiging, the era sup acted as. a conduit through which other maternal support was prov nided to fatther the viclent achvities of the mujahideen and ao Hes terronst organizahons, Amout ultumately pled guilty to a rmatenal- support based racketeering conspiracy violation as d adwutted that donors to BIF Were oe " van behevine ther donations would support peacefal causes when, im ae. oh fact, hinds were expended to support violence overseas. On October: 3, 5 2002, s six individuals were indicted on federal charges in the. Distr etofOregon. The sx (Ahmed Bilal, has brother, Moharmmac Bilal, Habes Al Ssoub, Patnee Ford, Jefrey Battle, anc October Lewis} wert charged with conspiracy to levy war agamst the United States, conspiracy to provide material support and resources to.a terrorist organization, conspiracy to contribute Services io al Qaeda and the Talban, and possessing irearias in furtherance of crumes of vicknce. The following day, Battle, Ford, and Lewis were arrested in Portland and Muhammad Bull was arrested in Detroti, Several days later, Ahmed Bilal was apprehended in Malaysia and retuned. fo the United States. With the exception of Ai-Saoub, these subjects have pled guilty to terromsm related and money laundenng charges and have recerved federal sententes ranging trom three to eighteen years The only subject who has mot heen brought to yust ace, Al Saouh, 1s beheved to have been killed m Pakistan by Pakistani military authorities Eamest James Uhamrma On July 22, 2002, Famest James Ujaminia, aka Bilal Abmed, was arrested cur a material witness warrant. Ahimed is suspected of bemg involved im a terronst training facility in Bly, Oregon, and providing other material Support to terromsim On August 28, 2002, he was indicted on charges of conspiracy to provide maternal support and resources to a terronst organization and possessing Arearms in furtherance of « crime of violence, oe Ahmed is an Amencen-born Musiim convert who has worked for and provided services to Abu Namzaal-Masn, These services inchiasd taking vomputers to the Taliben pnorte United States action m Afghanistan, ag well as introducing a current Guantanamo Bay detainees to mdividuals at al Qaeda trammne camps in Afghanistan, enabling their matneulaben inte a terror tramme camp. Ahmed was under investigation based MISC. REO. #53 000004679 Ft air Sco apo STA ee ey SRE NE i ae “Lett ge