Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri was indicted on two counts related to providing material support to al-Qaeda, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Count 1 charges him with conspiracy to provide personnel to al-Qaeda from July 2001 through December 2001. Count 2 charges him with knowingly providing personnel to al-Qaeda from September 2001 through December 2001. If convicted, Al-Marri faces charges under federal statutes prohibiting providing material support to foreign terrorist organizations.

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E-FILED
Thursday, 26 February, 2009 11:22:51 AM
Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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F 6 2009
PEORIA DIVISION
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No.09-CR-100-=--.:=----
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Count 1: 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
Plaintiff, )
Conspiracy to Provide Material Support and
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Resources to a Foreign Terrorist
v. )
) Organization (al-Qaeda)
ALI SALEH KAHLAH AL-MARRI, )
) Count 2: 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
Providing Material Support and Resources
Defendant. )
to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
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) (al-Qaeda)
INDICTMENT
The Grand Jury charges:
COUNT 1
Conspiracy to Provide Material Support and Resources to a
Foreign Terrorist Organization (al-Qaeda)
Beginning on an unknown date, but at least as early as July 2001, and continuing
through on or about December 12,2001, at Peoria, Illinois, in the Central District of
Illinois, and elsewhere, the defendant,
ALI SALEH KAHLAH AL-MARRI,
knowingly conspired with others, unindicted herein, to provide material support and
resources, as that term is defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2339A(b)(I),
namely, personnel, to a foreign terrorist organization, namely al-Qaeda, which was
designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization on October 8,
1999, pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and has remained
so designated through and including the present time.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2339B(a)(l).

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COUNT 2
Providing Material Support and Resources to a
Foreign Terrorist Organization (al-Qaeda)
From on or about September 10,2001, and continuing through on or about
December 12, 2001, at Peoria, Illinois, in the Central District of Illinois, and elsewhere,
the defendant,
ALI SALEH KAHLAH AL-MARRI,
knowingly provided material support and resources, as that term is defined in Title 18,
United States Code, Section 2339A(b)(l), namely, personnel, to a foreign terrorist
organization, namely al-Qaeda, which was designated by the Secretary of State as a
foreign terrorist organization on October 8, 1999, pursuant to Section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, and has remained so designated through and including
the present time.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2339B(a)(l).
s/ Foreperson
s/ Assistant U.S. Attorney
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