A grand jury in Sacramento, California, returned an
indictment today charging Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, 23, of Sacramento, with
one count of making a false statement involving international terrorism,
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S.
Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner of the Eastern District of California announced.
Al-Jayab is in custody and is scheduled for arraignment on
Jan. 22, 2016, at 2:00 PM PST before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman of
the Eastern District of California. He
was arrested by criminal complaint on Jan. 7, 2016.
According to the indictment, on Oct. 6, 2014, Al-Jayab was
interviewed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and indicated that he
had not ever: been a member of any rebel group or militia; provided material
support for any person or group engaged in terrorist activity; and been a
member of a group, or assisted in a group, which used or threatened the use of
weapons against others. Al-Jayab also
allegedly stated during the interview that he had traveled to Turkey in late
2013 and early 2014 to visit his grandmother.
The indictment alleges that all of the aforementioned statements are
false.
If convicted, Al-Jayab faces a maximum statutory penalty of
eight years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the
court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the federal
sentencing guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the
defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt.
This case is the product of an investigation by the FBI and
the Sacramento Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). The case is being prosecuted by Assistant
U.S. Attorney Jill Thomas of the Eastern District of California and Trial
Attorney Andrew Sigler of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism
Section. The investigation is ongoing.
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