Marcos Alonso Zea Indictment

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DSS:JJD/SDD/MPCF.#2013R00227UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA- a g a i n s t -

MARCOS ALONSO ZEA,

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a l s o known as "Ali Zea,"Defendant .

- - - -XTHE GRAND JURY CHARGES:

COUNT ONE

RECEIVEDIN.OL5RK1SOFFICEU.S. DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y.

* OCT 17 2013 *b O N ~ A N Q QFFICE

I N D I C T M E N TCr. No . 13-072 (S-1) (ADS)(T . 18, U.S.C. , 956 (a) (1) , 956 (a) (2) ,1512 (c) (1) , 1512 (c) (2) ,2339A(a) , 2339B(a) (1) , 2and 3551 e t ~ . )

(Con'sp i racy t o Commit Murder in a Fore ign Country)1. On o r about and between August 1, 2011 and January 21,

2013, both d a te s be ing approximate and i n c l u s i v e , w i th in t he Eas te rnD i s t r i c t o f New York and e l sewhere , th e defendant MARCOS ALONSO ZEA,a l s o known as "Ali Zea," t o g e t h e r with o t h e r s , d id knowingly andi n t e n t i o n a l l y consp i re to commit one o r more a c t s o u t s i d e th e Uni tedS t a t e s t h a t would c o n s t i t u t e th e of fense o f murder if commit ted inth e s p e c i a l mar i t ime and t e r r i t o r i a l j u r i s d i c t i o n of th e Uni tedS t a t e s , and one o r more of th e co n sp i ra to r s d id commit one o r morea c t s w i th in th e j u r i s d i c t i o n of the Uni ted St a t e s t o e f f e c t an o b j ec t


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Zea," knowingly commit ted and caused to be commit ted, among o t h e r s ,

th e fo l lowing :OVERT ACTS

a . On o r about December 15, 2011, with in the Eas ternD i s t r i c t of New York, the defendant MARCOS ALONSO ZEA purchased an

a i r l i n e t i c k e t to t r av e l from John F. Kennedy A irp o r t in Queens, NewYork to Aden, Yemen, with connect ing f l i g h t s in London, Uni tedKingdom, I s t anbu l , Turkey and Amman, Jordan .

b . On o r about January 4, 2012, w i th in the Eas tern

D i s t r i c t of New York, the defendant MARCOS ALONSO ZEA boarded a f l i g h ta t John F. Kennedy A irp o r t in Queens, New York des t ined fo r London,United Kingdom.

c . On o r about January 18, 2013, with in the Eas tern

D i s t r i c t of New York, the defendant MARCOS ALONSO ZEA gave Uni tedS ta t e s currency to John Doe #1 and John Doe #2, i n d i v i d u a l s whosei d e n t i t i e s a re known to the Grand Jury .

(T i t l e 18, United Sta t e s Code, Sect ions 956(a) (1) ,

956 (a) (2) and 3551 e t seq . )COUNT TWO

(Attempt to Provide Mate r i a l Suppor t t o Te r ro r i s t s )3. On o r about and between August 1, 2011 and January 21,


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a l so known as "Ali Zea," t oge the r with o the r s , d id knowingly andi n t e n t i ona l l y a t tempt to prov ide m ate r i a l support and resources , asdef ined in Ti t l e 18, Uni ted S t a t e s Code, Sect ion 2339A(b), i nclud i ngcur rency , monetary in s t ruments and personnel , inc luding himse l f ,knowing and in tend ing t ha t they were to be used in prepara t i on fo r ,and in car ry ing ou t , a consp i racy to commit a t a p lace o u t s i d e th eUni ted St a t e s an a c t t h a t would c o n s t i t u t e the of fense o f murder o rmaiming if commit ted in the s p e c i a l mari t ime and t e r r i t o r i a lj u r i s d i c t i on of the Uni ted St a t e s , where one o r more o f th econsp i ra to r s would commit an a c t with in the j u r i s d i c t i on o f th eUni ted S t a t e s to e f f e c t an o b j e c t of th e conspiracy , c o n t r a ry to Ti t l e18, Uni ted Sta t es Code, Sec t ion 956(a) .

(Ti t l e 18, Uni ted S t a t e s Code, Sect ions 2339A(a) , 2 and3551 e t seq . )

COUNT THREE(Attempt to Provide Mate r i a l Suppor t toa Foreign T e r r o r i s t Organizat ion)

4. On o r about and between August 1, 2011 and January 21 ,2013, bo th da tes being approximate and i nc lus ive , with in the Eas te r nD i s t r i c t of New York and e l sewhere , the defendant MARCOS ALONSO ZEA ,a l so known as "Ali Zea," t oge the r wi th o the r s , d id know i ng ly and


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a fo re ign t e r r o r i s t o rg an iza t io n , to wit : al-Qaeda in the ArabianPeninsu la , a l so known as Ansar a l -S h a r i a .

(T i t l e 18, United St a t e s Code, Sect ions 2339B(a) (1) , 2 and3551 e t ~ - )

COUNT FOUR(Obs t ruc t ion and Attempted Obst ruc t ion

of an O f f i c i a l Proceeding)5. In o r about A p r i l 2013, with in th e Eas tern D i s t r i c t

of New York, th e defendant MARCOS ALONSO ZEA, a l so known as "Ali Zea,"t o g e t h e r wi th othe rs , d id knowingly, i n t en t i o n a l l y and cor rup t ly :(a ) a l t e r , des t roy , mut i l a te and concea l one o r more records ,documents and objec t s , t o wi t : a Corsa i r desktop computer wi th aWestern D ig i t a l hard d r iv e , s e r i a l number WCAW31028042, and an I n t e lhard d r i v e , s e r i a l number LNEL111500CJ120CGN, and th e f i l e s andimages con ta ined t he reon , and a t t empt to do so , wi th th e i n t e n t toimpai r such i tems ' i n t e g r i t y and a v a i l a b i l i t y fo r use in an o f f i c i a lproceeding, to wit : a proceed ing before a f e d e r a l grand ju ry in th eE as t e rn D i s t r i c t o f New York r e l a t i n g to th e commission and p o s s i b l ecommission o f one o r more t e r ro r i sm of fenses , inc lud ing th e o f fen sescharged in Counts One through Three ( the "Grand Jury Terror ismIn v es t i g a t i o n " ) ; and (b ) obs t ruc t , in f luence and impede an o f f i c i a l


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proceed ing , to wit : the Grand Jury Terror ism Inves t iga t ion , anda t tempt to do so .

(T i t l e 18, United Sta t e s Code, Sect ions 1512 (c) (1) ,1512 (c) (2) , 2 and 3551 e t seq . )

COUNT FIVE(Attempted O b s t ru c t io n o f an O f f i c i a l Proceeding)6. In o r about and between A p r i l 2013 and May 2013, both

d a t e s being approximate and i nc lus ive , with in the Eas tern D i s t r i c to f New York, th e defendant MARCOS ALONSO ZEA, a lso known as "Ali Zea,"t o g e t h e r with o t h e r s , d id knowingly, i n t en t i o n a l l y and co r r u p t ly :(a) a t tempt to a l t e r , des t roy , mu t i l a t e and concea l one o r morerecords , documents and o b j e c t s , to wit : a Seagate hard dr ive , s e r i a lnumber 3LJ2N5QJ, and a Western D i g i t a l hard dr ive , s e r i a l numberWMAD1D216522, and the f i l e s and images con ta ined thereon , wi th thei n t e n t to impai r such i tems ' i n t e g r i t y and a va i l a b i l i t y fo r use inan o f f i c i a l proceeding, to wi t : th e Grand Jury Terror ism


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I nve s t i ga t i on ; and (b ) a t t empt to obs truc t , i n f l u ence a nd impede ano f f i c i a l proceeding , to wit: the Grand J ury Te r r o r i s m Inv e s t i g a t i on.

(T i t le 1 8 , United Sta tes Code, Sec t i on s 1512 (c ) (1 ) 11512 (c) (2 ) 1 2 and 3551 e t seq. )

chvott>: t , wLORETTA E. LYNCH ~UNITED STATES ATTORNEYEASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

A TRUE BILL


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FORMDBD-34JUN. 85 No. 13 CR 072 (S-1)(ADS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORKCRIMINAL DIVISION

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAvs.

MARCOS ALONSO ZEA,

SUPERSEDINGINDICTMENT

Defendant( s).

T. 18, U.S.C., 956 (a)(l), 956 (a)(2), 1512 (c)(l) , 1512 (c)(2),2339A (a), 2339B (a)(l) , 2 and 3551 e t ~' \~ J i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - -Foreman

Filed in open court this ___________ __ __ __ day,of_ __ ______ __ _ A.D. 20 ____ _

Bail, $ ______ __ __ _

JOHN J. DURHAM, ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYU.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE - EDNY

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