“Prosecutors Defend Charges That Brooklyn-Born El-Hanafi Helped Al Qaeda”
August 12, 2011 10:32 PM
SNIPPET: “NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A native New Yorker accused of conspiring to join al-Qaida and start a “mini” al Qaeda cell eagerly spoke to the FBI and shouldn’t have his statements suppressed, prosecutors said in papers submitted Friday to a judge who has been asked to toss out the charges.
Prosecutors in Manhattan defended conspiracy charges they brought last year against Wesam El-Hanafi. An indictment accuses the Brooklyn-born El-Hanafi of pledging loyalty to al Qaeda and helping teach the terror group how to evade detection on the Internet after he went to Yemen in February 2008.”
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BROOKLYN RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO SUPPORTING AL-QAIDA" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "A Brooklyn resident pleaded guilty Monday to providing money and computer assistance to the al-Qaida terrorist network. Sabirhan Hasanoff was charged in an indictment unsealed in April 2010 along with Wesam El-Hanafi with conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaida. A superseding indictment accused the two men on three additional counts, including providing material support to al-Qaida, and violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in connection with their support to the terrorist group.") (June 4, 2012) (Read More…)