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Two New Jersey Men Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Conspiring to Kill Overseas with Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al Shabaab
FBI ? Two New Jersey Men Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Conspiring to Kill Overseas with Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al Shabaab
U.S. Attorney’s Office
April 15, 2013
Mohamed Hamoud Alessa, 23, of North Bergen, who was sentenced to 264 months in prison, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, a/k/a “Omar,” 27, of Elmwood Park, who was sentenced to 240 months in prison, previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to murder persons outside the United States on behalf of designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al Shabaab. The defendants entered their guilty pleas before U.S. District Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise, who also imposed the sentences today in Newark federal court.
On June 5, 2010, Alessa and Almonte were taken into custody by pre-staged arrest teams as they attempted to board separate international flights at JFK International Airport. They have been held in continuous custody since their arrests by order of U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo.
“Alessa and Almonte wanted to join terrorists who shared their violent, extremist ideology so they could murder those who did not,” said U.S. Attorney Fishman. “We need not speculate about their intentions: their own words confirm the deadly mission for which they trained, planned, and attempted to embark. Their decades-long sentences are both a just punishment for their admitted actions and a warning to others who would be tempted down this dead-end path.”
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Alessa and Almonte admitted that they planned to travel outside the United States to join al Shabaab, an international terrorist group based in Somalia, knowing the group was engaged in carrying out violent attacks against individuals in that country—including members of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and African Union soldiers. As part of this campaign, al Shabaab has conducted military assaults, bombings, and other violent acts and has attempted through its media operations to recruit foreigners—including Americans and other westerners—to join its ranks.
In October 2006, the FBI received a tip concerning the defendants’ activities. As the investigation continued, an NYPD Intelligence Division undercover officer recorded numerous meetings and conversations with them, during which the defendants discussed and prepared to carry out their plan.
The defendants admitted that those preparations included: saving and pooling thousands of dollars; physically conditioning themselves by, among other things, lifting weights and running; engaging in combat simulations using paintball guns, computer software, and other items; acquiring tactical clothing, hydration systems, and other equipment; and purchasing airline tickets to Egypt with the intent to then travel to Somalia. They also admitted that as part of their plan, Alessa and Almonte had traveled to Jordan in February 2007 and while there had inquired about opportunities to meet with groups committed to establishing Islamic law through violence.
Additionally, Alessa and Almonte admitted that they acquired, viewed, and displayed for others audio, video, and written materials—produced by and relating to al Qaeda, al Shabaab, and other extremist groups—which advocated, depicted, and/or sought to justify the killing of individuals who opposed them, including civilians.
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Current List of Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
1.Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB)
2.Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
3.Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
4.Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade (AAMS)
5.Al-Shabaab
6.Ansar al-Islam (AAI)
7.Asbat al-Ansar
8.Aum Shinrikyo (AUM)
9.Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)
10.Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA)
11.Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA)
12.Gama’a al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group)
13.HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement)
14.Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami/Bangladesh (HUJI-B)
15.Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM)
16.Hizballah (Party of God)
17.Islamic Jihad Union (IJU)
18.Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)
19.Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) (Army of Mohammed)
20.Jemaah Islamiya organization (JI)
21.Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT)
22.Kahane Chai (Kach)
23.Kata'ib Hizballah (KH)
24.Kongra-Gel (KGK, formerly Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, KADEK)
25.Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LT) (Army of the Righteous)
26.Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ)
27.Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
28.Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)
29.Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (GICM)
30.Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK)
31.National Liberation Army (ELN)
32.Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)
33.Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
34.Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
35.PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC)
36.al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI)
37.al-Qa’ida (AQ)
38.al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
39.al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (formerly GSPC)
40.Real IRA (RIRA)
41.Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
42.Revolutionary Organization 17 November (17N)
43.Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C)
44.Revolutionary Struggle (RS)
45.Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL)
46.United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)
47.Harakat-ul Jihad Islami (HUJI)
48.Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
49.Jundallah
50.Army of Islam (AOI)
51.Indian Mujahideen (IM)
Legal Ramifications of Designation
1. It is unlawful for a person in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to knowingly provide "material support or resources" to a designated FTO. (The term "material support or resources" is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2339A(b)(1) as " any property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel (1 or more individuals who maybe or include oneself), and transportation, except medicine or religious materials.” 18 U.S.C. § 2339A(b)(2) provides that for these purposes “the term ‘training’ means instruction or teaching designed to impart a specific skill, as opposed to general knowledge.” 18 U.S.C. § 2339A(b)(3) further provides that for these purposes the term ‘expert advice or assistance’ means advice or assistance derived from scientific, technical
Explanation and location of each group at the link below at bottom of page:
http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2011/195553.htm
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FBI ? Two New Jersey Men Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Conspiring to Kill Overseas with Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al Shabaab
U.S. Attorney’s Office
April 15, 2013
- District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888
Mohamed Hamoud Alessa, 23, of North Bergen, who was sentenced to 264 months in prison, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, a/k/a “Omar,” 27, of Elmwood Park, who was sentenced to 240 months in prison, previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to murder persons outside the United States on behalf of designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al Shabaab. The defendants entered their guilty pleas before U.S. District Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise, who also imposed the sentences today in Newark federal court.
On June 5, 2010, Alessa and Almonte were taken into custody by pre-staged arrest teams as they attempted to board separate international flights at JFK International Airport. They have been held in continuous custody since their arrests by order of U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo.
“Alessa and Almonte wanted to join terrorists who shared their violent, extremist ideology so they could murder those who did not,” said U.S. Attorney Fishman. “We need not speculate about their intentions: their own words confirm the deadly mission for which they trained, planned, and attempted to embark. Their decades-long sentences are both a just punishment for their admitted actions and a warning to others who would be tempted down this dead-end path.”
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Alessa and Almonte admitted that they planned to travel outside the United States to join al Shabaab, an international terrorist group based in Somalia, knowing the group was engaged in carrying out violent attacks against individuals in that country—including members of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and African Union soldiers. As part of this campaign, al Shabaab has conducted military assaults, bombings, and other violent acts and has attempted through its media operations to recruit foreigners—including Americans and other westerners—to join its ranks.
In October 2006, the FBI received a tip concerning the defendants’ activities. As the investigation continued, an NYPD Intelligence Division undercover officer recorded numerous meetings and conversations with them, during which the defendants discussed and prepared to carry out their plan.
The defendants admitted that those preparations included: saving and pooling thousands of dollars; physically conditioning themselves by, among other things, lifting weights and running; engaging in combat simulations using paintball guns, computer software, and other items; acquiring tactical clothing, hydration systems, and other equipment; and purchasing airline tickets to Egypt with the intent to then travel to Somalia. They also admitted that as part of their plan, Alessa and Almonte had traveled to Jordan in February 2007 and while there had inquired about opportunities to meet with groups committed to establishing Islamic law through violence.
Additionally, Alessa and Almonte admitted that they acquired, viewed, and displayed for others audio, video, and written materials—produced by and relating to al Qaeda, al Shabaab, and other extremist groups—which advocated, depicted, and/or sought to justify the killing of individuals who opposed them, including civilians.
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Current List of Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
1.Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB)
2.Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
3.Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
4.Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade (AAMS)
5.Al-Shabaab
6.Ansar al-Islam (AAI)
7.Asbat al-Ansar
8.Aum Shinrikyo (AUM)
9.Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)
10.Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA)
11.Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA)
12.Gama’a al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group)
13.HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement)
14.Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami/Bangladesh (HUJI-B)
15.Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM)
16.Hizballah (Party of God)
17.Islamic Jihad Union (IJU)
18.Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)
19.Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) (Army of Mohammed)
20.Jemaah Islamiya organization (JI)
21.Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT)
22.Kahane Chai (Kach)
23.Kata'ib Hizballah (KH)
24.Kongra-Gel (KGK, formerly Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, KADEK)
25.Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LT) (Army of the Righteous)
26.Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ)
27.Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
28.Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)
29.Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (GICM)
30.Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK)
31.National Liberation Army (ELN)
32.Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)
33.Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
34.Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
35.PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC)
36.al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI)
37.al-Qa’ida (AQ)
38.al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
39.al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (formerly GSPC)
40.Real IRA (RIRA)
41.Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
42.Revolutionary Organization 17 November (17N)
43.Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C)
44.Revolutionary Struggle (RS)
45.Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL)
46.United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)
47.Harakat-ul Jihad Islami (HUJI)
48.Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
49.Jundallah
50.Army of Islam (AOI)
51.Indian Mujahideen (IM)
Legal Ramifications of Designation
1. It is unlawful for a person in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to knowingly provide "material support or resources" to a designated FTO. (The term "material support or resources" is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2339A(b)(1) as " any property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel (1 or more individuals who maybe or include oneself), and transportation, except medicine or religious materials.” 18 U.S.C. § 2339A(b)(2) provides that for these purposes “the term ‘training’ means instruction or teaching designed to impart a specific skill, as opposed to general knowledge.” 18 U.S.C. § 2339A(b)(3) further provides that for these purposes the term ‘expert advice or assistance’ means advice or assistance derived from scientific, technical
Explanation and location of each group at the link below at bottom of page:
http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2011/195553.htm
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