Adham Hassoun

Adham Amin Hassoun is detained in United States custody and was indicted as a conspirator of José Padilla.[1][2] Hassoun, a Lebanese-born Palestinian who first moved to the United States in the late 1980s, was first arrested in 2002 for overstaying his visa.[3]

Hassoun was a computer programmer and resident of Broward County, Florida.

Sofian Abdelaziz, a member of the American Muslim Association of North America, who knew Hassoun from his activity in the Florida Muslim community, made this comment on Hassoun: "I would consider him that he's against violence, but he has a strong tongue, you know, he has a strong tongue!"[2]

Hassoun has been accused of financing Jose Padilla's trip to Egypt.[4] Hassoun has also been accused of setting up a local office of the charity Benevolence International, which has fallen under suspicions of having been used as a front for al Qaeda.[4]

A 2011 NPR report claimed he was in a highly restrictive Communication Management Unit.[5]

Other indicted conspirators

References

  1. Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Press Conference Regarding the Indictment of Jose Padilla, US Department of Justice, November 22, 2005
  2. 1 2 Al Qaeda Network Operating In U.S., CBS News, June 28, 2002
  3. Candiotti, Susan; Mark Potter (2002-06-15). "Feds arrest man linked to 'dirty bomb' suspect". CNN. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  4. 1 2 Florida Trail of Terror: Jihad in Our Backyard, MilitantIslamMonitor.org, July 15, 2004
  5. DATA & GRAPHICS: Population Of The Communications Management Units, Margot Williams and Alyson Hurt, NPR, 3-3-11, retrieved 2011 03 04 from npr.org


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