Mohamed Hussain Said, 27, a citizen and resident of Nairobi, Kenya, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro of the Southern District of Florida for conspiring to provide material support to three separately designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, al-Qa’ida, al-Qa’ida in Iraq/al-Nusrah Front (AQI/al-Nusrah Front) and al-Shabaab.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P.
Carlin, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida and
Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office made the
announcement.
On May 28, 2015, Said pleaded guilty to count one of an
indictment charging him with conspiracy to provide money and recruits to
al-Qa’ida, AQI/al-Nusrah Front in Syria and al-Shabaab in Somalia. During the conspiracy, Said received a series
of wire transfers from co-conspirator Gufran Ahmed Mohammed for the purpose of
supporting al-Shabaab, and recruited experienced al-Shabaab fighters for
AQI/al-Nusrah Front to fight in the conflict in Syria. Additionally, Said tried to recruit other
individuals for attacks within the United States.
Assistant Attorney General Carlin joined U.S. Attorney
Ferrer in commending the investigative efforts of the FBI and the South Florida
Joint Terrorism Task Force. The case was
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brian K. Frazier and Ricardo A. Del Toro
of the Southern District of Florida and Trial Attorney Jolie F. Zimmerman of
the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
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