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Texan accused of helping al-Qaida
HOUSTON, (UPI) -- A Texas man was indicted Thursday on charges he tried to help the terrorist activities of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, federal authorities said.
A federal grand jury in Houston charged Barry Walter Bujol Jr. 29 of Hempstead, Texas, with attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno and FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge Richard C. Powers said in a release.
A hearing was set for Tuesday on a request mby federal prosecutors asked the court that Bujol be held without bond until trial. He faces as much as 15 years in prison if convicted on the first count and five years on the second.
Bujol allegedly tried to arrange personnel, currency, pre-paid telephone calling cards, mobile telephone SIM cards, global positioning system receivers, public access-restricted U.S. military publications -- including one involving drone operations and another involving the effects of U.S. military weapon systems in operations in Afghanistan -- as well as a military-issue compass and other materials.
The identity theft charge alleges he possessed and used a false government-issued identification card.
Bujol, the subject of a two-year federal investigation by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, allegedly communicated by e-mail with Anwar al-Aulaqi, a known associate and propagandist for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, authorities allege.
Bujol also allegedly made three unsuccessful attempts during February 2009 and March 2009 to travel to Yemen or the Middle East while expressing a desire to engage in violent jihad, or holy war, for al-Qaida.
HOUSTON, (UPI) -- A Texas man was indicted Thursday on charges he tried to help the terrorist activities of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, federal authorities said.
A federal grand jury in Houston charged Barry Walter Bujol Jr. 29 of Hempstead, Texas, with attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno and FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge Richard C. Powers said in a release.
A hearing was set for Tuesday on a request mby federal prosecutors asked the court that Bujol be held without bond until trial. He faces as much as 15 years in prison if convicted on the first count and five years on the second.
Bujol allegedly tried to arrange personnel, currency, pre-paid telephone calling cards, mobile telephone SIM cards, global positioning system receivers, public access-restricted U.S. military publications -- including one involving drone operations and another involving the effects of U.S. military weapon systems in operations in Afghanistan -- as well as a military-issue compass and other materials.
The identity theft charge alleges he possessed and used a false government-issued identification card.
Bujol, the subject of a two-year federal investigation by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, allegedly communicated by e-mail with Anwar al-Aulaqi, a known associate and propagandist for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, authorities allege.
Bujol also allegedly made three unsuccessful attempts during February 2009 and March 2009 to travel to Yemen or the Middle East while expressing a desire to engage in violent jihad, or holy war, for al-Qaida.