Shabab captive prosecuted under US criminal laws admits charges, turns FBI witness

7/29/2019 Shabab captive prosecuted under US criminal laws admits charges, turns FBI witness

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - - xUNITED STATES OF AMERICA

- v. -AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME,a /k /a "Khat tab,"a /k /a "Farah," 11a /k /a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara,"a /k /a "Fareh Jama A li Mohammed,"

Defendant.

SEALED INDICTMENT11 Cr.

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CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORTTO A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

The Grand Jury charges:1. From a t l e a s t in o r about 2007, up to and

inc lud ing in o r about A p r i l 2011, in an offense occur r ing in anda f f ec t i n g i n t e r s t a t e and fo re ign commerce and involving anoffender who a ids , abe t s , and consp i res with a n a t io n a l of theUnited S ta t e s , as t ha t term i s def ined in s ec t i o n 101(a) (22) ofth e Immigrat ion and Nat iona l i ty Act, and an a l i e n l awful lyadmi t ted fo r permanent res idence in th e United Sta tes , as t h a tterm i s def ined in sec t ion 101(a) (20) o f th e Immigra t ion andNat iona l i ty Act, and begun and committed out s ide of th ej u r i s d i c t i on of any pa r t i c u l a r Sta te o r d i s t r i c t of the UnitedSta tes , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a "Khat tab ," a /k / a "Farah,"a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara," a / k / a "Fareh Jama A liMohammed," the defendan t , who w i l l be f i r s t brought to anda r res t ed in th e Southern D i s t r i c t of New York, and othe rs known

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and unknown, knowingly d id combine, consp i re , confedera te andagree t oge the r and with each othe r to prov ide "mate r ia l suppor to r resources ," as t h a t term i s def ined in Ti t l e 18, United Sta t e sCode, Sect ion 2339A(b) , to a fo re ign t e r r o r i s t organiza t ion ,namely, a l Shabaab, which was designated by th e United Sta t e sSecre ta ry o f Sta te as a fo re ign t e r r o r i s t organ iza t ion on o rabout February 26, 2008, and i s cur ren t ly des igna ted as such, asof the da te o f t h i s Ind ic tment , and which conspiracy r esu l ted i nthe death of a t l e a s t one person .

2. It was a p a r t and an objec t o f th e consp i racy t h a tAHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a "Khat tab," a /k / a "Farah," a /k /a"Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara," a / k / a "Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," th edefendant , and othe rs known and unknown, would and d id agree toprovide a l Shabaab with mate r i a l suppor t and resources ,inc lud ing , among o th e r t h ings , proper ty , se rv ices , t r a in in g ,exper t advice and ass i s tance , communications equipment,f a c i l i t i e s , weapons, l e t h a l subs tances , exp los ives , andpersonnel , and r e su l t i n g i n the death of a t l e a s t one person ,knowing t h a t a l Shabaab was a designated t e r r o r i s t organiza t ion(as def ined in Ti t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion2339B(g) (6)) / t ha t a l Shabaab engages and has engaged int e r r o r i s t ac t i v i t y (as def ined in sec t ion 212(a) (3) (B) of th eImmigrat ion and Nat iona l i ty Act) , and t h a t a l Shabaab engages andhas engaged in te r ror ism (as defined in s ec t i o n 140(d) (2) of th eForeign Rela t ions Author iza t ion Act, Fisca l Years 1988 and 1989) ,i n v io la t ion of Ti t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 2339B.

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Overt Act3. In fu r therance o f th e consp i racy and to e f f e c t the

i l l e g a l objec t t he reof , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a"Khattab,1I a / k / a "Farah,1I a /k /a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara,1t a / k / a"Fareh Jama A li Mohammed,1I th e defendan t , and othe rs known andunknown, committed th e fol lowing o v e r t ac t , among othe rs :

a . In o r about 2009, WARSAME fought on behal f o fa l Shabaab in Somalia .

(T i t l e 18, United Sta t e s Code, Sect ions 2339B(a) (1) ,(d) (1 ) (C) , (E ) and (F), and 3 2 3 8 . )COUNT TWO

MATERIAL SUPPORTTO A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

The Grand Jury fu r the r charges:4. From a t l e a s t in o r about 2007, up to and

including in o r about Apri l 2011, in an offense occur r ing in anda f f ec t i n g i n t e r s t a t e and fo re ign commerce and invo lv ing anoffender who a i d s , abe ts , and consp i res with a n a t i o n a l o f theUnited S ta t e s , as t h a t term i s def ined in s ec t i o n 101(a) (22) ofth e Immigrat ion and Nat iona l i ty Act, and an a l i e n l awfu l lyadmit ted fo r permanent res idence in th e United S ta t e s , as t h a tterm i s def ined in sec t ion 101(a) (20) o f th e Immigrat ion andNat iona l i ty Act, and begun and commit ted out s ide of thej u r i sd i c t i o n o f any pa r t i c u l a r Sta t e o r d i s t r i c t of the UnitedSta t e s , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a "Khattab,1I a / k / a "Farah,"a /k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara,1I a / k / a "Fareh Jama A liMohammed,1t th e defendan t , who w i l l be f i r s t brought to and

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a r r e s t ed in th e Southern D i s t r i c t o f New York, d id knowinglyprovide and a t t emp t to provide "mater ia l su p p o r t o r resources , "as t h a t term i s def ined in Ti t l e 18, uni ted Sta t e s Code, Sect ion2339A(b), inc lud ing , among o t h e r th ings , p roper ty , se rv ice s ,t r a in in g , ex p e r t adv ice and ass i s t ance , communicat ions equipment,f a c i l i t i e s , weapons, l e t h a l subs tances , exp los ives , andpersonnel , and r e su l t i n g i n the death of a t l e a s t one person , toa l Shabaab, which was des ignated as a fo re ign t e r r o r i s torganiza t ion on o r about February 26, 2008 by th e United Sta t e sSec re t a ry o f S ta t e , and i s cur ren t ly des igna ted as such as of thedate o f th e f i l i ng o f t h i s Ind ic tment , knowing t h a t a l Shabaabwas a des igna ted t e r r o r i s t organ iza t ion , t h a t a l Shabaab engagesand has engaged in t e r r o r i s t a c t i v i t y (as def ined in sec t ion212(a) (3 ) (B) of th e Immigrat ion and Nat iona l i ty Act ) , and t h a t a lShabaab engages and has engaged in t e r ro r i sm (as def ined insec t ion 140(d) (2 ) o f th e Foreign Rela t ions Author iza t ion Act,Fisca l Years 1988 and 1989) , to wit , WARSAME fought on behal f ofa l Shabaab in Somalia and provided othe r ma te r i a l suppor t to t h a to rg an i za t i o n .

(T i t l e 18, Uni ted Sta t e s Code, Sect ions 2339B(a) (1),(d) (1) (C), (E), and (F), 3 2 3 8, and 2 .)COUNT THREE

POSSESSING, CARRYING, AND USING A FIREARM AND DESTRUCTIVE DEVICEThe Grand Jury f u r th e r charges :5 . From a t l e a s t in o r about 2007, up to and

including in o r about A p r i l 2011, in an o f fen s e begun andcommit ted out s ide o f th e j u r i s d i c t i on of any p a r t i c u l a r Sta te o r

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d i s t r i c t of th e United St a t e s , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a /k / a"Khat tab," a / k / a "Farah," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a /k / a"Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," th e defendant , who w i l l be f i r s tIbrought to and a r r e s t e d in th e Southern D i s t r i c t of New York,i n t e n t i ona l l y and knowingly, d id use and ca r ry a f i rea rm duringand in r e l a t i on to cr imes of vio lence fo r which he may beprosecuted in a c o u r t of the United St a t e s , namely, th econsp i racy to provide mater i a l suppor t charged in Count One, andthe prov i s ion and a t tempted provis ion of mate r i a l suppor t chargedin Count Two, and, in fur therance of such cr imes , d id possess af i rearm and d e s t r u c t i v e dev ice , and d id a id and abe t the use,ca r ry ing , and posse ss ion o f a f i rearm and d e s t r u c t i v e device , towit , in Somalia , WARSAME possessed , c a r r i e d , and used an AK-47semiautomatic a s s a u l t weapon, machineguns, and d e s t r u c t i v edevices , a ided and abe t t ed o the r s to do l i kewi se , and d id work tobroker a weapons dea l .

, (T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code,Sect ' ions 924 (c) (1 ) (A), (B) ( i ) , (B) ( i i ) ,(C) ( i ) , and (C) ( i i ) , 3 23 8, and 2 .)COUNT FOUR

CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORTTO A 'FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

The Grand Jury f u r t h e r charges :6. From a t l e a s t in o r about 2009, up to and

inc luding in o r about Apr i l 2011, in an of fense occur r ing in anda f fec t ing i n t e r s t a t e and fo r e ign commerce and involv ing anof fender who a i d s , abe t s , and conspi res wi th a na t iona l of theUnited St a t e s , as t h a t term i s def ined in se c t i o n 101(a) (22) of

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the Immigration and Nat iona l i ty Act, and begun and committedouts ide of the j u r i s d i c t i on of any p a r t i c u l a r Sta te o r d i s t r i c tof th e un i t ed Sta tes , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a /k / a "Khat tab,"a / k / a "Farah," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a / k / a "FarehJama A li Mohammed," th e defendant , who w i l l be f i r s t brought toand a r res t ed in th e Southern D i s t r i c t of New York, and othe r sknown and unknown, knowingly d id combine, consp i r e , confedera teand agree t oge the r and with each o the r t o provide "ma te r i a lsuppor t o r resources ," as t h a t term i s de f ined i n T i t l e 18,un i t ed Sta tes Code, Sec t ion 2339A(b), to a fore ign t e r r o r i s torganiza t ion , namely, a l Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsu la ("AQAP"),which was des igna ted by the United Sta tes Sec re t a ry of Sta t e as afo re ign t e r r o r i s t organ iza t ion on o r about January 19, 2010, andi s cu r r en t l y des igna ted as such , as of the da te of t h i sInd ic tment .

7. It was a p a r t and an ob jec t of th e consp i racy t h a tAHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a "Khat tab," a / k / a "Farah," a / k / a"Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a / k / a "Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," thedefendant , and o the rs known and unknown, would and d id agree toprovide AQAP with mater ia l suppor t and resources , inc luding,among o ther t h ings , prope r ty , se rv i ce s , cur rency and monetaryins t ruments , t r a i n i n g , communications equipment, f a c i l i t i e s , andpersonnel , knowing t h a t AQAP was a des igna ted t e r r o r i s torganiza t ion (as de f ined in Ti t l e 18, United S ta t e s Code, Sect ion2339B(g) (6 ) ) , t ha t AQAP engages and has engaged in t e r r o r i s ta c t iv i t y (as de f ined in sec t ion 212(a) (3 ) (B) of the Immigration

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and Nat iona l i ty Act ) , and t h a t AQAP engages and has engaged int e r ror i sm (as def ined in sec t ion 140(d) (2 ) o f th e ForeignRela t ions Author iza t ion Act, Fisca l Years 1988 and 1989), inv io l a t i o n o f T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 2339B.

Over t Act8. In fu r therance o f the consp i racy and to e f f e c t th e

i l l e g a l ob jec t the reof , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a /k / a"Khat tab," a / k / a "Farah," a /k /a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara," a / k / a"Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," th e defendant , and o ther s known andunknown, committed th e fol lowing ove r t a c t , among o ther s :

a . In o r about 2010 and 2011, and on behal f o fa l Shabaab, WARSAME rece ived exp los ives and o t h e r t r a i n i n g fromAQAP while in Yemen.

(T i t l e 18, uni t ed Sta tes Code, Sect ions 2339B(a) (1),(d) (1 ) (C) , (E), and (F), and 3 2 3 8 . )COUNT FIVE

MATERIAL SUPPORTTO A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

The Grand Jury f u r th e r charges :9. From a t l e a s t in o r about 2009, up to and

including in o r about Apr i l 2011, in an of fense occur r ing in anda f f ec t i n g i n t e r s t a t e and fo re ign commerce and involving anoffender who a id s , abe t s , and conspires wi th a n a t io n a l of theuni ted S ta t e s , as t h a t term i s def ined in sec t ion 101(a) (22) ofth e Immigrat ion and Nat iona l i ty Act, and begun and committedouts ide o f the j u r i s d i c t i o n of any p a r t i c u l a r S ta t e o r d i s t r i c tof the United S t a t e s , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a /k / a "Khat tab,"

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a /k /a "Farah," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a / k / a "FarehJama A li Mohammed," the defendant , who w i l l be f i r s t brought toand a r r e s t e d in th e Southern D i s t r i c t o f New York, d id knowinglyprovide "ma te r i a l suppor t or resources ," as t h a t term i s def inedin Ti t l e 18, United Sta t e s Code, Sect ion 2339A(b) , inc lud ingamong othe r th ings , proper ty , se rv ice s , currency and monetaryins t ruments , t ra in ing , communicat ions equipment, f a c i l i t i e s , andpersonnel , to AQAP, which was des igna ted as a fore ign t e r r o r i s torganiza t ion on o r about January 19, 2010 by the United Sta tesSecre ta ry o f S ta t e , and i s cur ren t ly des igna ted as such as of th eda te o f th e f i l i ng of t h i s Indictment , knowing t ha t AQAP was ades igna ted t e r r o r i s t organ iza t ion , t ha t AQAP engages and hasengaged in t e r r o r i s t a c t iv i t y (as def ined in s ec t i o n 212(a) (3) (B)of the Immigra t ion and Nat iona l i ty Act ) , and t h a t AQAP engagesand has engaged in t e r ror i sm (as def ined in sec t ion 140(d) (2) ofth e Foreign Rela t ions Authorizat ion Act, F i s ca l Years 1988 and1989), to wit , WARSAME rece ived t ra in ing from AQAP in Yemen andprovided o th e r m a t e r i a l support to t ha t organ iza t ion .

(T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ions 2339B(a) (1),(d) (1 ) (C) , (E), and (F), 323 8, and 2 .)COUNT SIX

POSSESSING, CARRYING, AND USING A FIREARM AND DESTRUCTIVE DEVICEThe Grand Jury f u r th e r charges :10. From a t l e a s t in o r about 2009, up to and

including in o r about A p r i l 2011, in an of fense begun andcommit ted out s ide of the j u r i s d i c t i on o f any p a r t i c u l a r S ta t e o rd i s t r i c t of th e United Sta tes r AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME r a /k /a

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"Khat tab," a / k / a "Farah," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a /k /a"Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," th e defendant , who w i l l be f i r s tbrought to and a r res t ed in th e Southern D i s t r i c t of New York,i n t e n t i o n a l l y and knowingly, did use and ca r ry a f i rearm duringand in r e l a t i on to cr imes of v io lence fo r which he may beprosecu ted in a cour t o f the uni t ed S ta t e s , namely, th econsp i racy to prov ide mate r i a l suppor t charged in Count Four, andth e prov i s ion and at tempted prov i s ion of mate r i a l suppor t chargedin Count Five, and, in fu r therance o f such cr imes , d id possess af i rearm and d es t r u c t i v e dev ice , and d id a id and abe t th e use ,ca r ry i n g , and possess ion of a f i rearm and d es t r u c t i v e dev ice , towit , WARSAME possessed , car r ied , and used an AK-47 semiautomat ica s sa u l t weapon, machineguns, grenades , and ammunit ion, in Yemen,and d id work to broker a weapons dea l .

(T i t l e 18, uni t ed S ta t e s Code,Sect ions 924 (c ) (1 ) (A), (B) ( i ) , (B) ( i i ) ,(C) ( i ) , and (C) ( i i ) , 3238, and 2 .)COUNT SEVEN

CONSPIRACY TO TEACH AND DEMONSTRATE THE MAKING OF EXPLOSIVESThe Grand Jury f u r th e r charges :11. From a t l e a s t in o r about 2009, up to and

inc lud ing in o r about Apr i l 2011, in an offense begun andcommitted out s ide of th e j u r i s d i c t i on o f any p a r t i c u l a r S ta t e o rd i s t r i c t of th e United S ta t e s , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a"Khat tab," a /k / a "Farah," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a / k / a"Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," th e defendan t , who w i l l be f i r s tbrought to and a r res t ed in th e Southern D i s t r i c t of New York, and

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others known and unknown, i n t en t iona l ly and knowingly d idcombine, conspire , confederate and agree t oge the r and with eachothe r to teach and demonst ra te the making and use o f exp los ives ,des t ruc t ive devices , and weapons of mass des t ruc t ion , and tod i s t r i bu t e informat ion per ta in ing to th e manufacture and use ofexplos ives , des t ruc t ive devices , and weapons o f mass des t ruc t ion ,i n v io la t ion of Ti t l e 18, uni t ed Sta tes Code, Sect ion 842(p) .

12. It was a p a r t and an objec t o f the consp i racy t h a tAHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a "Khat tab," a /k / a "Farah," a / k / a"Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a / k / a "Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," th edefendan t , and othe rs known and unknown, would and d id agree tot each and demonst ra te the making and use o f exp los ives ,des t ruc t ive devices , and weapons of mass des t ruc t ion , and tod i s t r i bu t e informat ion per ta in ing to th e manufacture and use ofexp los ives , des t ruc t ive devices , and weapons o f mass des t ruc t ion ,with th e i n t e n t t h a t the t each ing , demonstrat ion, and in fo rmat ionbe used fo r , and in fu r therance of , a c t i v i t i e s t ha t cons t i tu t eFedera l crimes of v io lence , namely, th e prov i s ion and a t temptedprov i s ion of "mate r ia l suppor t o r resources ," as t ha t term i sdef ined in Ti t l e 18, United S ta t e s Code, Sect ion 2339A(b), to a lShabaab and AQAP, and th e conspi rac ies to prov ide such mate r i a lsuppor t , as charged in Counts One, Two, Four, and Five, above.

Over t Act13. In fu r therance o f the consp i racy and to e f f e c t th e

i l l e g a l objec t t he reof , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a"Khat tab," a /k / a "Farah," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara," a / k / a

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"Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," the defendant , and o ther s known andunknown, committed, among othe rs , th e ove r t ac t s s e t fo r th inCount One (above) and Count Four (above) , which a re fu l lyincorpora ted by re fe rence here in .

(T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 844(n) and 3238.)COUNT EIGHT

CONSPIRACY TO RECEIVE MILITARY-TYPE TRAININGFROM A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

The Grand Jury f u r th e r charges :14. From a t l e a s t in o r about 2009, up to and

including in o r about Apri l 2011, in an offense o ccu r r i n g in andaf fec t ing i n t e r s t a t e and fo re ign commerce and invo lv ing anoffender who a ids , abe ts , and consp i res with a n a t io n a l of theUnited S ta t e s , as t ha t term i s def ined in sec t ion 101(a) (22) ofth e Immigrat ion and Nat iona l i ty Act , and begun and committedout s ide of th e j u r i s d i c t i on of any p a r t i c u l a r S ta t e o r d i s t r i c tof the uni t ed S ta t e s , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a /k / a "Khat tab ,"a / k / a "Farah ," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a /k / a "FarehJama A li Mohammed," th e defendan t , who w i l l be f i r s t brought toand a r res t ed in the Southern D i s t r i c t of New York, and othe rsknown and unknown, i n t en t iona l ly and knowingly d id combine,consp i re , confedera te and agree t oge the r and with each o t h e r tocommit offenses a g a i n s t th e United Sta tes , to wi t , t o v io la t eSect ion 2339D o f Ti t l e 1 8 ~ United S ta t e s Code.

15 . . It was a p a r t and an objec t of the consp i racy t h a tAHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a "Khat tab ," a /k / a "Farah ," a /k /a"Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a /k / a "Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," the

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defendant , and o the rs known and unknown, would and d id agree torece ive mil i t a ry - type t ra in ing from and on beha l f o f a l Shabaaband AQAP, which were des igna ted by th e United Sta tes Sec re ta ry ofSta te as fo re ign t e r r o r i s t organ iza t ions on o r about February 26,2008, and on o r about January 19, 2010, r espec t ive ly , knowingt ha t both a l Shabaab and AQAP were des igna ted t e r r o r i s torganiza t ions (as def ined in Ti t l e 18, United S ta t e s Code,Sect ion 2339B(g) (6) ) , knowing t ha t a l Shabaab and AQAP engage andhave engaged in t e r r o r i s t ac t i v i t y (as def ined in sec t ion212(a) (3 ) (B) of th e Immigrat ion and Nat iona l i ty Act ) , and knowingt ha t a l Shabaab and AQAP engage and have engaged in t e r ro r i sm (asdef ined in sec t ion 140(d) (2 ) of the Foreign Rela t ionsAuthor iza t ion Act, Fisca l Years 1988 and 1989) , in v i o l a t i o n ofTi t l e 18, United S ta t e s Code, Sect ion 2339D.

Over t Acts16 . In fu r the rance of the conspi racy and to e f f e c t th e

i l l e g a l ob jec t t he reof , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a"Khat tab," a / k / a "Farah," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a / k / a"Fareh Jama A li Mohammed," th e defendant , and o ther s known andunknown, committed, among o the rs , the ove r t ac t s s e t fo r th inCount One (above) and Count Four (above) , which a re fu l l yincorpora ted by re fe rence here in .

(T i t l e 18, United S ta t e s Code, Sect ions 371 and 3238.)

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COUNT NINERECEIPT OF MILITARY-TYPE TRAINING

FROM A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONThe Grand Jury fu r the r charges:17. From a t l e a s t in o r about 2009, up to and

inc lud ing in o r about A p r i l 2011, i n an offense occur r ing in anda f f ec t i n g i n t e r s t a ~ e and fo re ign commerce and invo lv ing anoffender who a ids , abe t s , and conspires with a n a t io n a l of theuni t ed Sta tes , as t ha t term i s def ined in sec t ion 101(a) (22) ofth e Immigrat ion and Nat iona l i ty Act, and begun and committedout s ide of the j u r i s d i c t i on of any pa r t i c u l a r S ta t e o r d i s t r i c tof the uni t ed S ta t e s , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a /k / a "Khat tab,"a /k / a "Farah," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara," a / k / a "FarehJama A li Mohammed," th e defendant , who w i l l be f i r s t brought toand a r res t ed in th e Southern D i s t r i c t of New York, knowingly didrece ive mi l i t a r y - ty p e t ra in ing from and on beha l f of a l Shabaaband AQAP, which were designated by the United Sta tes Secre ta ry ofS ta t e as fore ign t e r r o r i s t organ iza t ions on o r abou t February 26,2008, and on o r about January 19, 2010, r espec t ive ly , knowingt ha t a l Shabaab and AQAP were designated t e r r o r i s t organ iza t ions(as def ined i n T i t l e 18, uni t ed Sta tes Code, Sec t ion2339D(c) (4)) , t ha t a l Shabaab and AQAP engage and have engaged int e r r o r i s t ac t i v i t y (as def ined in sec t ion 212(a) (3) (B ) of th eImmigrat ion and Nat iona l i ty Act) , and t ha t a l Shabaab and AQAPengage and have engaged in t e r ro r i sm (as def ined in sec t ion140(d) (2 ) of th e Foreign Rela t ions Author iza t ion Act , Fisca lYears 1988 and 1989) , to wit , on behal f o f a l Shabaab, WARSAME

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rece ived exp los ives and othe r t r a in in g from AQAP while in Yemen.(T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ions 2339D(a) ,(b) (1), (b) (3) , (b) (5) , and (b) (6), 3 2 3 8, and 2 .)

FORFEITURE ALLEGATION18. As a r e s u l t of planning and p e r p e t r a t i n g Federa l

crimes of t e r ro r i sm aga ins t th e United S ta t e s , as a l l eged inCounts One, Two, Four, Five, Seven, Eigh t , and Nine of t h i sInd ic tmen t , AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME, a / k / a "Khat tab ," a / k / a"Farah ," a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara , " a / k / a "Fareh Jama A liMohammed," th e defendan t , sh a l l f o r f e i t to th e United S ta t e s ,pursuan t to T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ions 981(a) (1) (G)and 2332b(g) (5), and Ti t l e 28, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 2461:

a . a l l r i g h t , t i t l e , and i n t e r e s t in a l l as s e t s ,fo re ign and domest ic i

b . a l l r i g h t , t i t l e , and i n t e r e s t in a l l asse t s ,fo re ign and domest ic , a f fo rd ing a source ofin f luence over a l Shabaab and AQAPi

c . a l l r i g h t , title and i n t e r e s t in a l l as s e t s ,fo re ign and domest ic , acqu i red and maintainedwith th e i n t e n t and fo r th e purpose ofsupport ing , plann ing , conduct ing , andconcea l ing a Federa l crime o f t e r ro r i sma g a i n s t th e United S ta t e s , c i t i z e n s andr es iden ts of the United Sta tes , and t he i rpropertYi and

d. a l l r i g h t , title and i n t e r e s t in a l l asse t s ,fore ign and domest ic , der ived from, involved

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inr and used and in tended to be used tocommit a Federa l cr ime of t e r ro r i sm aga ins tthe uni ted Sta tes r c i t i zens and r e s iden t s ofthe United Sta tes r and t h e i r proper ty ;

inc luding r bu t no t l imi ted tOr a sum of money r ep resen t ing th evalue of the p roper ty descr ibed above as being su b j e c t tof o r f e i t u r e .

(T i t l e 18 r United Sta tes Coder Sect ion 981(a) (1) (G) and2332b(g) (5) and T i t l e 28 r United St a t e s Coder Sect ion 2461.)

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Form No. USA-33s-274 (Ed. 9-25-58)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA- v . -

AHMED ABDULKADIR WARSAME,a / k / a "Khat tab ,"a / k / a "Farah ,"a / k / a "Abdi Halim Mohammed Fara ,"a / k / a "Fareh Jama A li Mohammed,"Defendant .

SEALED INDICTMENT .11 Cr.

(T i t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ions2339B, 924(c) , 371, 844, 981, 3238 & 2;and T i t l e 28, United Sta tes Code, Sec t ion2461(c) .)PREET BHARARAuni ted Sta tes Attorney.

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