DOE Employee Charged For Houthis Support
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- David ZimmermannWashington Examiner
- Eric TuckerToronto Star
- Emma BusseyFox News
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“These allegations are so deeply disturbing that they almost defy imagination,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in a press release.
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During the FBI investigation that led to his arrest, Ellaboudy was in contact with an informant who claimed to be working for a Houthi “colonel” to acquire communications equipment that would be shipped to Yemen to be used in a mobile communications center.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and is due to make his first court appearance Friday.
Court records do not list an attorney available to speak on his behalf.
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- 1 Oct
“These allegations are so deeply disturbing that they almost defy imagination,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in a press release.
- 2 Oct
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Coverage 6 articles
2 Oct FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
The Hindu
2 Oct DOE employee arrested by FBI for allegedly trying to support Houthis in Yemen
CBS News
2 Oct FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
New York Post
2 Oct DOE employee charged with trying to aid Iran-backed Houthis, feds say
Fox News
2 Oct FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
Toronto Star
1 Oct Energy Department employee charged with attempting to support Houthis
Washington Examiner
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