Mohammed Wali Zazi
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Mohammed Wali Zazi currently a naturalized U.S. citizen, residing in Arapahoe County, Colorado
, is a suspect in matters related to terrorism.
terrorist Najibullah Zazi
, who intended to detonate explosives on the New York City subway
during rush hour as one of three coordinated suicide "martyrdom" bombings. His son was arrested in September 2009, and pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction
, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and, providing material to a terrorist organization. Before his arrest, he worked as a taxi driver.
Believed to have secretly helped his son commit possible acts of terrorism, Zazi was charged in 2009 on the counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, as well as conspiring to dispose of his son's bomb-making materials and chemicals. Based on request of Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force
(JTTF), an arrest warrant for his arrest in violation of 18 U.S.C. $1001(a)(2) was issued on September 19, 2009. He pleaded not guilty in February 2010. He was released on a $50,000 bail on February 18, 2009.
He was convicted in July 2011 of destroying evidence and lying to investigators to cover up his son's plot. As of November 2011, he was free on bail pending sentencing on December 2011, in which he faces up to 40 years in prison.
Arapahoe County, Colorado
As of the census of 2000, there were 487,967 people, 190,909 households, and 125,809 families residing in the county. The population density was 608 people per square mile . There were 196,835 housing units at an average density of 245 per square mile...
, is a suspect in matters related to terrorism.
2009 Terror Plot
Mohammed Wali Zazi is the father of convicted al-QaedaAl-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
terrorist Najibullah Zazi
Najibullah Zazi
Najibullah Zazi is an Afghan-American who was arrested in September 2009 as part of the 2009 U.S. Al Qaeda group accused of planning suicide bombings on the New York City subway system, and has pled guilty as have two other defendants. U.S...
, who intended to detonate explosives on the New York City subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
during rush hour as one of three coordinated suicide "martyrdom" bombings. His son was arrested in September 2009, and pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction is a weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures , natural structures , or the biosphere in general...
, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and, providing material to a terrorist organization. Before his arrest, he worked as a taxi driver.
Believed to have secretly helped his son commit possible acts of terrorism, Zazi was charged in 2009 on the counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, as well as conspiring to dispose of his son's bomb-making materials and chemicals. Based on request of Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force
Joint Terrorism Task Force
A Joint Terrorism Task Force is a partnership between various U.S. law enforcement agencies that is charged with taking action against terrorism, which includes the investigation of crimes such as wire fraud and identity theft...
(JTTF), an arrest warrant for his arrest in violation of 18 U.S.C. $1001(a)(2) was issued on September 19, 2009. He pleaded not guilty in February 2010. He was released on a $50,000 bail on February 18, 2009.
He was convicted in July 2011 of destroying evidence and lying to investigators to cover up his son's plot. As of November 2011, he was free on bail pending sentencing on December 2011, in which he faces up to 40 years in prison.
Immigration fraud
In October 2011, he pleaded guilty to charges he forged immigration forms on behalf of a nephew of his, admitting that he had instructed a lawyer to fill out the forms to say his nephew was his son so the nephew could enter the United States more easily.See also
- Najibullah ZaziNajibullah ZaziNajibullah Zazi is an Afghan-American who was arrested in September 2009 as part of the 2009 U.S. Al Qaeda group accused of planning suicide bombings on the New York City subway system, and has pled guilty as have two other defendants. U.S...
- September 11 attacks
- 2004 Madrid train bombings
- 2005 London subway bombings7 July 2005 London bombingsThe 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
- Michael FintonMichael FintonMichael C. Finton, also known as Talib Islam , a convert to Islam and a part-time cook at a fish and chicken restaurant, attempted to bomb the Paul Findley Federal Building and the adjacent offices of Congressman Aaron Schock in downtown Springfield, Illinois, on September 24, 2009...
, attempted bombing of U.S. target with FBI agent he thought was al-Qaeda member, in September 2009.