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U! Full Field Investigation Instituted: O5/22/2002Administrative: U! Attached for Atlanta are the DMV Photo's of
is also attached FYI. Photo of| Iwas not available. SAC
San Diego approval was given for the Polygraph examination on
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Details: U!| I date of birth[::::::::::] is
currently a prisoner at the CCA Immigration Detention Facility in San
Diego, California, and awaiting deportation to Belize. Black mailed a
letter to the Department of Homeland Security in San Diego advising he
had information regarding captioned subject and others.
U! On May 6 2004,| I was interviewed
based on the letter he se ' at the U.S. ICESAC Office,San Diego, California, byTi::ii:?:?fii??ft FBI, and Steve Schultz, DHS
ICE. After advising the identities of the interviewing agents and the
nature of the interview,[:::::]vo1untarily provided the information he
possessed regarding Mohdar Abdullah:
, U While at the CCA Detention Facility, San Diego,California ecame acquainted with several indiyidgglshq
to in lude[::::::jwas assigned to a cell room next to the above mentioned inmatesin the isolation unit of the facility. Through daily contact;;;;;F
began a friendship type relationship with Mohdar Abdullah andE::::;:] Because ofthis bond, Mohdar began telling[::::]of his
invo vement with two of the hijackers who participated in the terrorist
attacks on September ll, 2001. [:::::]supported Mo ' ry byconcurring when[::::::Fepeated Mohdars stories toTfif:i:7F
UM [::::::]also toldE;::;l Mohdar knew what the intentions
of the hijackers were prior to t e a acks. This was independent ofMohdars claims.| |how he knew this, to which[::;::]
stated the hijackers spent a ot o their time at the apartment s ared
bvLh land others. E:::::] felt the hijackers
ad used Ehe apartment as a base for their terrorist activity. It
should be noted, investigation previously identified the hijackers
mentioned above as Nawaf Al Hamza and Khalid Al Midhar, who they were
two of the hijackers on Flight 77 who participated in the terrorist
attack into the Pentagon.
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U! During the time period of September or October, 2003,
that after close daily contact with the hijackers Mohdar became aware
of the hijackers intention to carry out an attack before the attacks
occurred on September ll, 2001. The hijackers had also invited Mohdar
to join them on the airplane and participate in the attack. Mohdar
knew the attack would consist of an airplane flying into a building,
however, Mohdar stated he did not know which building. Mohdar
l ' d h ' 't' ll t th h" k s t M s e 'n San Die o exp aine e lnl la y me e ijac er a a o qu 1 g ,
California, in 2000. did not give an further specific detailsregarding the above. did not give[::f:::}urther specific
details regarding the a ove.
U! Mohdar explained to[:::::]the motive why the hijackers
carried out the terrorist attack against the people of the United
States on September 11. The hijackers were Muslims who believed that
the United States wished to take control over all the Muslim
countries of the world. They believed that the people of the United big
States would then eliminate Islam from these countries and s read '
their Western culture to these countries. Mohdar tol about
the hatred the hijackers had against United States policy. said
Mohdar would contradict himself by stating how messed up the peop e of
the United States were and later state how much he, Mohdar, wished the
United States would not deport him so he could remain living in the
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U! Mohdar told[:::::]he first learned of the terrorist
plot from the hijackers during a dinner at a restaurant in San Diego,
California. The meeting took place after Mohdar and the hijackers
attended prayer at a Mosque in San Diego. The Mosque was not 4
identified. Mohdar and the hijackers were driven from the Mosque
to the restaurant by |At the time,| |was L Iin San Dieqoj was
originally from SomaIiaLJ in t at country.
Mohdar saw that outside the Mosque and
asked for the ri e. agreed an too Mohdar and the
hijackers to the restaurant.
U{::::::] could not provide the name or the location for the
restaurant where the meeting took place. Mohdar also mentioned that
during the same meeting, the hijackers wanted Mohdar to take over the
remainder of their lease at the hijackers apartment. Mohdar did notmention the name or location of the apartment to[:::::] however, it was
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understood it was where the hijackers lived while in San Diego. Mohdar
did not mention why the hijackers were moving out of the apartment
earl or how much time was left on the lease Mohdar stated that[:::::f:::::] had moved into the apartment.A I
U! Mohdar also told[:::::]he helped the hijackers obtain
several false identification cards with false names from an unknown
individual. Mohdar drove the hijackers from San Diego to an area
in Los Angeles, California, near McArthur Park and a second location
near Huntington Park where the unknown individual was selling the
cards. Mohdar purchased approximately four or five fraudulent
California Department of Motor Vehicle identification cards and gaveEthetifrds to the hijackers. No further information was given to
about the above.
U! Black learned that Mohdar had aske[:;;::::::]to provide him, Mohdar, with legal papers or letters stating
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witnessed any of the people named in the letters. | |could not
provide any further information about the letters or ow Mohdar used
the letters.
U! [:::::]stated Mohdar was born in Italy but raised
in Yemen. Mohdar claimed to be a citizen of Italy. Mohdar also
lived in Saudi Arabia and Algeria. Mohdar has always had the
wish of becoming a citizen of Saudia Arabia. Note, prior investigation
has shown that Mohdar was born in Yemen.
U! After this initial interview ofL;:;:;;Lfurther checksrevealed that on February Zl, 2003,[:g::::hail ter to the San
Diego Division, while he was in custo y at the San Diego Detention
Center, stating he had premonitions about future terrorist attacks.
had dreams about a battleship being sunk while there were lots ofE:;;;;;grs on board, sending panic throughout the country. At the same
time that was happening, the nation's busiest air ort identified by[::::::hs being in Memphis, was being targeted. [:f:::jemphasized that
he has had this same dream on two occasions. No action was deemed
necessary at that time.
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/ U! Checks also showed that[::::] has a criminal history
ranging from bank robbery to sale and distribution of controlled
substance. [::::::pdvised the interviewing agents he had previously
U! Case agents requested personnel from the CCA Immigration
Detention Facility to make contact witand ask him if he was amenable to an iEEg;;;g%;%5555£:]responded be
positive to the request but wanted his attorney present. b7CSA[::::::]contactedL::;;;:;;Aattorney in which she said she was
in agreement, howeve , ted to discuss the interview with
her office. She works for the San Diego Public Defenders Office.
SA E::::::]was later notified that her office was not in agreement
with case agents interviewing Abdoun. It should be noted that
Mohdar Abdullah is also being represented by the San Diego Public
Defenders Office. Abdul1ahs attorney is Jason Ser. The San Diego
OUSA is inquiring as to a conflict of interest by the attorney's at the
San Diego Public Defenders Office. _
U! On May 14, 2004, a polygraph examination wasadministered toL:::;;:] Refer to polygrap ' port. It was theopinion of the an iego paleographer thaaEf:f;fTdid not show
deception. The results will be evaluated y t e polygraph unit at
FBIHQ. After the polygraph examination, a follow up interview of[:::::]was conducted by case agents.[::::::]stated that in September or
October 2003, Mohdar made the statement that he, Mohdar, knew there was
going to be an attack on the United States three weeks before the
attacks occurred. Mohdar made this statement in the presence of a
close group of inmates while they were out in the day yard area of CCA.
The unit Mohdar and the other inmates were in was the isolation unit,
so they would routinely have the yard to themselves. Mohdar and the
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others felt comfortable saying anything while in the yard because there
was no guards or oth r ' ates in close proximity to overhear any oftheir conversations.T::if?] said Mohdar made this statement of being
land forewarned three weeks in advance in the company oi I
mentio U! was reinterviewed as to how he obtained the above
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particular dates provided, for approximately two years at the CCA.and had numerous conversations, no
Mohdar,[::::::::::::::]were not very open with information. The
inmates built a rapport as a group before the details of Mohdar's
participation came about through cell talks and talks out in the yard.
umentioned statements and insinuations are true about Mohdar, but [::::] U! It sho ld be noted thad[:::::]does not know if the above
again confirmed that he was present when Mohdar made numerous
statements, par i lar the statement of him being forewarned of the9/ll attacks. Ef:f] could not judge if Mohdar made the st in
order to impress or elevate his status with other inmates. said
of the statements were brought up in conversation y
with Mohdar just acknowledging the statements. Mohdar never
enie e statements about his involvement and kn ledge of the
was notattacks. Mohdar made the statement in front of[:ift]that he, Mohdar,
surprised when he saw the attacks taking p ace on television on
September ll, 2001.
U! I that Mohdar was aware of the
hijackers participating in the bombing of the USS Cole. E:::::]did not
hear this topic brought up again in the presence of Mohdar or others.
meeting|that Mohdar learned of the USS Cole at the
mentioned above, where Mohdar had dinner with the hijackers at
a restaurant in San Diego. However, during this reinterview,[:::::]
mentioned that there was a fourth person at the restaurant. The
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in Arizona, no further information. [:::::::::::]did not
any further information regarding Mohdar's knowledge of the
of the USS Cole. It should be noted previous investigation
to placed Hani Hanjour in San Diego to pick up Nawaf A1 Hamzi in order
attend a flight school in Arizona. Hanjour was identified as another
hijacker on Flight 77.
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U! During the interview of [:::::]he advised that a fellow
' m named| I was aware of the above informationn[i::i%provided the case agents. | |believes[£::::::]would be able.' ' ' ' DHSICE revealedto validate information. A check with t e
that is currently an inmate at a U.S. Prison in Atlanta,
Georgia.
- U! It should be noted the ICE records do not reveal£;;:::::]was in the San Diego area at any time. Nevertheless[::::::Asta[:::::;:]was an inmate in the isolation unit at CCA during t e time
perio of March/April 2003 to February 2004.
U! Data base checks described[::::::] as follows:
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