MOHAMED
AND MEGAHED CHARGED IN SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT
Mohamed Accused of Providing Material Support to Terrorism
FLORIDA - United
States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill today announced the filing of a seven
count superseding indictment against AHMED ABDELLATIF SHERIF MOHAMED and
YOUSSEF SAMIR MEGAHED. MOHAMED is charged in all seven counts of the superseding
indictment. MEGAHED is charged in counts three and four of the superseding
indictment(see chart below). A federal grand jury in Tampa returned that
indictment on April 15, 2008. Both defendants reside in Tampa.
According to the
indictment, the defendants were discovered near Goose Creek, South Carolina
on August 4, 2007 in possession of explosive materials and a destructive
device. The FBI later discovered an instructional video recording which
defendant MOHAMED had distributed to the Internet on the making and use
of a remote controlled detonation and ignition system.
The case is being
investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorism Task
Force in Tampa, Florida and Charleston, South carolina. It is being prosecuted
by Assistant United States Attorneys Robert T. Monk and Jay L. Hoffer.
An indictment is
merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed a violation of the
federal criminal laws, and every defendant is presumed innocent until,
and unless, proven guilty.
Count Charge Maximum
Term of Imprisonment
1 Proving
material support to terrorism,
Title 18, United States Code, Section 2339A 15 years
2 Distributing
information which teaches and demonstrates the making or use of explosives,
Title 18, United states Code, Section 842(p)(2)(A) 20 years
3 Transporting explosive materials in interstate commerce without
the requisite federal license
Title 18, United States Code, Section 842(a)(3)(A) 10 years
4 Possession of a destructive device without the proper registration
Title 26, United States Code, Section 5861(d) 10 years
5 & 6
Illegal possession of a firearm by a non-immigrant alien, Title 18, United
States Code, Section 922(g)(5)(B) 10 years for each count
7 Carrying
a destructive device during and in relation to a crime of violence,
Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A) Life
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