Tarek Mehanna is a pharmacist convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to al Qaeda, providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country, conspiracy to make false statements to the FBI, and two counts of making false statements.
10 Facts About Tarek Mehanna
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Tarek Mehanna was arrested on October 21,2009, and sentenced to 17 years in federal prison on April 12,2012.
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Tarek Mehanna is incarcerated at ADX Florence in Colorado, US.
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Tarek Mehanna's parents emigrated to the United States from Egypt in 1980.
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In 2004, Tarek Mehanna spent two weeks in Yemen, where prosecutors proved that he tried but failed to seek out training in a militant training camp, with the aim of going to Iraq fighting with Iraqis against the US-led invasion and occupation.
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When he returned to the US, Tarek Mehanna began to translate and post online materials described by prosecutors as Al-Qaeda propaganda.
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Tarek Mehanna has said that he supports the right of Muslims to defend themselves.
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Tarek Mehanna's lawyers argued that his internet activities were protected under the US First Amendment.
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Tarek Mehanna appealed his case to the First Circuit Court of Appeals but lost the case.
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Tarek Mehanna appealed his case to the Supreme Court on March 17,2014.