Man convicted on charge of lying to the FBI about knowing hijacker
Faisal Al Salmi A Saudi man was convicted yesterday on a charge of lying to the FBI for telling agents he didn't know one of the Sept. 11 hijackers.
Faisal Al Salmi, who came to the United States from Saudi Arabia on a student visa in 1997, was the first person to be tried on charges that described any kind of connection to the terror attacks. He was never charged with terrorism.
Court records also show Al Salmi and Hanjour were registered at the same time to use a flight simulator that was open to the public at a Phoenix flight school.