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| US citizen guilty of terrortraining |
| A US citizen accused of working alongside al-Qaida members pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving training from a foreign terrorist organisation.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 20-April-2007
2:39:16 AM |
| During a court hearing, Daniel Joseph Maldonado, 28, a Muslim convert also known as Daniel Aljughaifi and Abu Mohammed, admitted to traveling in December to a terrorist camp in Somalia.
He received training to use firearms and explosives in an effort to help the Islamic Courts Union topple the government and install an Islamic state.
Members of al-Qaida were present at the camp.
Maldonado was captured by the Kenyan military while trying to flee Somalia in January and bought back to the United States in February.
For an American to travel overseas to train as a violent jihadist alongside al-Qaida elements who are focused upon threatening the security of our nation, is decidedly disturbing and definitely illegal, said US Attorney Don DeGabrielle.
Maldonado's conviction should serve as a strong warning to any American who considers joining forces with terrorist groups here or abroad.
Brent Newto, Maldonados attorney did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.
Maldonado, who is being held without bond, is to be sentenced by US District Judge Gray Miller on June 29. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
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