Article: Ali Al-Marri Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Al-Qaeda

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WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, 43, a dual national of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to al- Qaeda, Attorney General Eric Holder announced today.

Al-Marri entered his guilty plea at a hearing this afternoon before Judge Michael M. Mihm in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. In so doing, al-Marri admitted that he agreed with others to provide material support or resources to al-Qaeda in the form of personnel, including himself, to work under al-Qaeda's direction and ...

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