Al-Qaeda: Two homegrown terror suspects face additional charges

Terrorism is alive and well in the United States.  This is why we must never forget.

According to the Superseding Indictment filed in Manhattan federal court today: In February 2008, El-Hanafi traveled to Yemen, where he met with two members of al Qaeda. While in Yemen, EL-HANAFI swore an oath of allegiance to al Qaeda, received instructions from al Qaeda on operational security measures, and received assignments to perform for al Qaeda. Three months later, in May 2008, El-Hanafi met with another individual ("CC-1") in Brooklyn to discuss CC-1 also joining al Qaeda. Hasanoff—who had previously received $50,000 from CC-1—and El-Hanafi had additional discussions with CC-1 about joining al Qaeda. During about the same time period, EL-HANAFI purchased a subscription for a software program that enabled him to communicate securely with others over the Internet. In June 2008, El-Hanafi directed CC-1 to perform various tasks for al Qaeda. And at that time, Hasanoff instructed CC-1 not to use his U.S. passport when traveling because a U.S. passport with fewer immigration stamps would be more valuable to al Qaeda. Additionally, in August 2008, Hasanoff traveled to New York City where he performed assignments for al Qaeda. The following year, in April 2009, El-Hanafi purchased seven Casio digital watches over the Internet on behalf of al Qaeda and had them delivered to his residence in Brooklyn, New York. El-Hanafi, 33, is a U.S. citizen who was born and lived in Brooklyn, New York. Hasanoff, 34, is a dual citizen of the United States and Australia, who also resided in Brooklyn, New York. If convicted on all counts, El-Hanafi and Hasanoff each face a maximum sentence of 70 years in prison.

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