PoliticsUS Energy Dept Employee Arrested for Aiding Iran-Backed Houthis
The FBI arrested Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, a 51-year-old Energy Department employee from Richland, Washington, for attempting to provide material support to the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen. Ellaboudy allegedly used his specialized expertise to aid the designated foreign terrorist organization and acquired materials to construct explosives. He is set to appear before a federal magistrate judge on October 2.
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