Defendant Received Military-Type Training from al-Qaeda and then Went to Afghanistan with the Taliban to Fight against U.S. Forces
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. Ali Alvi al-Hamidi, 31, a Yemeni national, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to murder U.S. nationals abroad, conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda and receiving military-type training from al-Qaeda. The guilty plea took place before U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York. At sentencing, al-Hamidi faces…
