As reported in the Chicago Tribune, the trial of alleged militia members Samuel Crump and Ray Adams began this week in Gainesville, Georgia, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Crump and Adams and others are alleged to have met in 2011 and devised a plan to form a militia group… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Terrorism
Subscribe to Terrorism RSS FeedWife of Convicted U.K. Terrorist Acquitted, Thought Husband Was Using Jihad as Excuse Not to Get Back Together
Posted in Acquittal, TerrorismAs the U.S. is recovering from the shock of last week’s bombings of the Boston Marathon, yesterday, Salma Kabal was acquitted in the Woolwich Crown Court in Southeast London, United Kingdom, on charges that she withheld information from police concerning a terror plot involving her estranged husband, Ashik Ali. Ali, along with Irfan Nasser and… Continue Reading
“Hero” or “Terrorist” Cuban Exile Luis Posada Carriles Feted in Miami Following Acquittal on 11 Counts; Deportation Sought by U.S. Government
Posted in Fraud, TerrorismLuis Posada Carriles was 30 years old at the time of the 1959 Cuban Revolution. He was sent to prison by the regime of Fidel Castro and subsequently sought asylum in Mexico. Posada then emigrated to the United States where he helped to organize President John F. Kennedy’s and the CIA’s failed 1961 Bay of Pigs… Continue Reading
Ehsanul Islam Sadequee Convicted
Posted in TerrorismAs reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the jury in the trial of Ehsanul Islam Sadequee found Sadequee guilty of conspiracy to provide support to terrorists and attempting to aid terrorists, in particular Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a Pakistan-based terrorist organization, after deliberating for five hours. Sadequee had represented himself throughout the trial. Sadequee told the jurors during his… Continue Reading
Sister Testifies on Behalf of Alleged Atlanta Terrorist Ehsanul Islam Sadequee; Closing Arguments and Deliberations Today
Posted in False Claims, Money Laundering, TerrorismAs reported in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Associated Press, closing arguments have started in the terrorism trial of Atlanta area native and former Georgia Tech student Ehsanul Islam Sadequee. Sadequee is representing himself and will present his own closing argument. Sadequee called only two witnesses in his defense before resting his case, including his older… Continue Reading
Update on Trial of Second Alleged Atlanta Terrorist Ehsanul Islam Sadequee
Posted in TerrorismChecking in on the Atlanta trial of 23 year-old Ehsanul Islam Sadequee for allegedly supporting terrorism, last Wednesday Sadequee’s alleged co-conspirator and friend, Syed Haris Ahmed, who was convicted on similar charges in June, took the stand to testify against Sadequee on behalf of the government. As reported in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Fulton County… Continue Reading
Alleged Terrorist Ehsanul Sadequee Delivers Prayer and Opening Statement; Alleged Co-Conspirator Testifies
Posted in False Claims, Money Laundering, TerrorismEhsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, nicknamed "Shifa," which means "Cure," is representing himself in his trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on four counts of allegedly conspiring to provide material support to terrorism. As reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Associated Press, Sadequee began his 14 minute opening statement… Continue Reading
Second Alleged Atlanta Terrorist Ehsanul Islam Sadequee Begins Trial; Representing Self
Posted in False Claims, Money Laundering, TerrorismWe closely followed the trial of Syed Haris Ahmed, who was convicted for providing material support to terrorism in early June–all of our posts may be found here. The trial of Ahmed’s alleged co-conspirator, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee on terrorism charges began yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Sadequee has… Continue Reading
Syed Haris Ahmed Trial: Judgment-Guilty
Posted in TerrorismOn Wednesday, Syed Haris Ahmed was found guilty of providing material support to terrorism by Judge William S. Duffey of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, as reported by Bill Rankin of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The government presented evidence that Ahmed and co-defendant Ehsanul Islam Sadequee traveled to Canada to meet with… Continue Reading
Syed Haris Ahmed Trial: Final Day and an Unorthodox Closing Argument
Posted in TerrorismJohn Murgatroyd at CNN, Bill Rankin of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Greg Bluestein of the Associated Press have weighed in on the final day of the trial of Atlanta area resident, former Georgia Tech student, and alleged terrorism supporter Syed Haris Ahmed. Ahmed delivered his own closing argument yesterday in his bench trial before… Continue Reading
Syed Haris Ahmed Trial: Day 3
Posted in TerrorismAs reported by John Murgatroyd of CNN and the Associated Press, the government rested its case against alleged would-be terrorist Syed Haris Ahmed yesterday. Prosecutors argued that, after interviewing Ahmed, the FBI instructed him not to talk with his co-defendant, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee. However, Ahmed proceeded to contact Sadequee, who was visiting his father… Continue Reading
Syed Haris Ahmed Trial: Day 2
Posted in TerrorismToday’s updates on the trial of alleged terrorist-in-training Syed Haris Ahmed come from John Murgatroyd of CNN and Bill Rankin of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. On day 2, the prosecution called Zubair Ahmed, a 30 year-old Chicago resident who had pled guilty to one count of providing material support to terrorism in the U.S. District Court for… Continue Reading
Syed Haris Ahmed Trial: Pretrial Proceedings
Posted in TerrorismNow that the trial of alleged would-be terrorist Syed Haris Ahmed has begun, additional information regarding the case and the issues involved may be gleaned from reviewing the filings filed in the case. Numerous filings have been made in the case—the docket sheet contains over 300 entries. On June 15, 2006, Ahmed’s attorney, Jack Martin,… Continue Reading
Syed Haris Ahmed Trial: Background
Posted in TerrorismAs related in an article today in the Fulton County Daily Report, Syed Haris Ahmed’s parents emigrated from Pakistan to the U.S. when Ahmed was 12. Ahmed’s father, Syed Ahmed, was a computer engineer who earned his degree at the University of Evansville in Indiana, and moved his family to Georgia because of relatives living… Continue Reading
Syed Haris Ahmed Trial: Allegations
Posted in TerrorismBy way of background, the Government originally charged Syed Haris Ahmed in a sealed indictment filed on March 23, 2006. The Government obtained a Superseding Indictment on July 19, 2006. It has charged Ahmed and his co-defendant, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, with one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, in violation of… Continue Reading
Syed Haris Ahmed Trial: Day 1
Posted in TerrorismThe trial of Syed Haris Ahmed is Georgia’s most significant terrorism case and we will collect for readers daily information on the trial and additional information. Today’s information on the Ahmed/Sadequee Trial comes from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WSBTV and CNN. Ahmed is 24, an Atlanta area native and a former student at Georgia Tech…. Continue Reading