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Middle East Forum (blog)
February 2, 2018
Albanna's nephew, Jaber Elbaneh, was identified as "uncharged co-conspirator B" in another Buffalo-area case – that of the Lackawanna Six – wherein six young men were charged with forming a terrorist cell. The Washington Post noted that Albanna had emerged as "one of the most visible communityÃÂ ...
Law.com
February 1, 2018
... “uncharged co-conspirator” in a criminal complaint brought against six local men arrested and charged in 2002 with providing material support to terrorists, and that Albanna had defended the six men publicly at the time. They became known, according to news reports and Risman, as the Lackawanna 6.
The Wyoming County Examiner
January 31, 2018
The breakdown of county of harvest was: Bradford (4); Lackawanna (6); Luzerne (6); Pike (1), Sullivan (0), Susquehanna (9); Wayne (5); and Wyoming (14). By day, each hunter's name, coyote weight in pounds and county shot are as follows: Friday: Joel Siegel, 31.55, Wyoming; Kevin Treat, 31,70, Wyo.;ÃÂ ...
Buffalo News
June 12, 2017
When Yousef Goba's scheme to abduct an underage female relative and extort money from her family failed, he sold his young victim into marriage in Yemen, according to investigators. In a case that stretches from Buffalo to the Middle East, Goba is accused of taking the girl hostage, threatening her safetyÃÂ ...
WBFO
July 30, 2015
Peter Ahearn, who led the Buffalo FBI office during the arrest of the Lackawanna Six, offered perspective. Listen ... He was involved with the Lackawanna Six, the six young Yemeni-American men who went to prison for their involvement with Al Qaeda and training in a terrorist training camp. "In all the yearsÃÂ ...
WKBW-TV
July 30, 2015
LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WKBW) - A man arrested Wednesday for allegedly supporting a terrorist group has been in the FBI's radar for years. Arafat Nagi, 44, is accused of supporting the terrorist group ISIS. He was arrested Wednesday at his home on Olcott Street in Lackawanna. "Arafat Nagi has some personal issues andÃÂ ...
WIVB
April 2, 2014
LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The brother of one of the members of the Lackawanna 6 has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for operating a drug enterprise. Mohamed Taher, 35, was found guilty by a jury of operating a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to import marijuana into theÃÂ ...
WIVB
March 7, 2014
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than 11 years after the so-called “Lackawanna 6” were arrested and charged with taking part in a terrorist training camp, one took the stand in New York City. The men are all free and most remain Lackawanna. On Thursday, Sahim Alwan testified in the trial ofÃÂ ...
NPR
May 8, 2008
Faysal Galab, who belonged to a group called the Lackwanna Six — which authorities say was an al-Qaida cell — was released from prison late last month after serving five years of a seven-year sentence. Galab was one of six young men from the Yemeni-American community of Lackawanna, on theÃÂ ...
WHEC News
December 31, 1999
Brean: "That's the Lackawanna 6." Steven Dickey, Special Agent-in-Charge ATF: "That is known as the Lackawanna 6 case, yes it is." All 6 pled guilty to supporting Al Qaeda. Scott Drenkard, Tax Foundation: "There are certainly documented stories of cigarette smuggling rings being used to fund Al QaedaÃÂ ...
Buffalo Business First
September 27, 2016
But just when it seemed the terrorist threat wouldn't manifest itself here, Hochul said, then came the prosecution of the Lackawanna Six.
WBFO
July 30, 2015
He was involved with the Lackawanna Six, the six young Yemeni-American men who went to prison for their involvement with Al Qaeda and ...
WKBW-TV
July 30, 2015
LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WKBW) - A man arrested Wednesday for allegedly supporting a terrorist group has been in the FBI's radar for years. Arafat Nagi, 44, is ...
WIVB
April 2, 2014
LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The brother of one of the members of the Lackawanna 6 has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for ...
WIVB
March 7, 2014
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than 11 years after the so-called “Lackawanna 6” were arrested and charged with taking part in a ...
NPR
May 8, 2008
Faysal Galab, who belonged to a group called the Lackwanna Six — which authorities say was an al-Qaida cell — was released from prison ...
NPR
May 8, 2008
Faysal Galab, who belonged to a group called the Lackwanna Six — which authorities say was an al-Qaida cell — was released from prison ...
Mother Jones
November 18, 2006
According to the government, in the spring of 2001, the “Lackawanna Six,” as they are being called, plus Elbaneh, traveled to Pakistan for a spiritual retreat ...
Buffalo News
June 14, 2017
Lest anyone think “it can't happen here,” remember the Lackawanna Six, one of the first terrorist cells prosecuted in the U.S. after 9/11.
wivb.com
June 12, 2017
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It will be Friday before the brother of one of the members of the Lackawanna Six finds out whether he'll be releasedÃÂ ...
Buffalo News
June 12, 2017
Goba, 43, is a U.S. citizen and the brother of Lackawanna Six member Yahya Goba, two sources close to the case said Monday. Arrested inÃÂ ...
Buffalo Business First
September 27, 2016
But just when it seemed the terrorist threat wouldn't manifest itself here, Hochul said, then came the prosecution of the Lackawanna Six.
WBFO
August 4, 2015
"We've been fighting for a long time trying to move away from the Lackawanna Six. Then all of a sudden some idiot tries to move to Syria,"ÃÂ ...
WBFO
July 30, 2015
He was involved with the Lackawanna Six, the six young Yemeni-American men who went to prison for their involvement with Al Qaeda andÃÂ ...
WKBW-TV
July 30, 2015
LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WKBW) - A man arrested Wednesday for allegedly supporting a terrorist group has been in the FBI's radar for years. Arafat Nagi, 44, isÃÂ ...
Buffalo News
June 5, 2014
WASHINGTON – A decade after attending every court hearing in the case of the Lackawanna Six, Dr. Khalid J. Qazi found himself at theÃÂ ...
WIVB
April 2, 2014
LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The brother of one of the members of the Lackawanna 6 has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison forÃÂ ...
WIVB
March 7, 2014
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than 11 years after the so-called “Lackawanna 6” were arrested and charged with taking part in aÃÂ ...
NPR
June 10, 2010
The notorious "Lackawanna Six" Islamic-terror cell reportedly traveled in 2001 from Buffalo to al-Qaeda's al Farooq training camp inÃÂ ...
New York Times
July 24, 2009
... on domestic soil to sweep up the terrorism suspects, who came to be known as the Lackawanna Six, and declare them enemy combatants.
NPR
May 8, 2008
Faysal Galab, who belonged to a group called the Lackwanna Six — which authorities say was an al-Qaida cell — was released from prisonÃÂ ...
Mother Jones
November 18, 2006
According to the government, in the spring of 2001, the “Lackawanna Six,” as they are being called, plus Elbaneh, traveled to Pakistan for a spiritual retreatÃÂ ...
The Post-Standard
December 31, 1999
Elbaneh is accused of recruiting the "Lackawanna Six" and is being detained in Yemen. A Buffalo lawyer has been hired to represent him.
Herald-Whig
March 7, 2017
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- The John Wood Community College baseball team defeated Lackawanna 6-0 and PSU Greater Allegheny 12-2 on Tuesday at the Ripken Experience, improving to 4-1 on the spring break trip.
Guns.com
February 2, 2017
JTTFs have been instrumental in breaking up cells like the "Portland Seven," the "Lackawanna Six," and the Northern Virginia jihad.
West Virginia MetroNews
November 3, 2016
... Kentucky commitment Michael Nesbitt from Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., and Octavious Morgan of Butler (Kan.) Community College. In addition, the Mountaineers remain interested in Woods' teammate at Lackawanna, 6-foot-7 offensive tackle Isaiah Hardy.
Buffalo News
October 24, 2016
Lackawanna (6-2): Winners of five of last six, Steelers throw bracket for a loop by taking down Class B top-seed Medina. 8. Gowanda (6-2): Gowanda has won six of last seven since opening with two-point loss to Class C South champion Southwestern.
Buffalo Business First (blog)
October 17, 2016
The next year, the first known case of Americans traveling to the Middle East to train with a terrorist group was set in Western New York as part of the Lackawanna Six prosecution. Battle was confirmed as U.S. attorney just prior to Sept. 11 and office ...
Niagara Gazette
October 6, 2016
The case became known as the Lackawanna Six. Hochul and others who worked with him on the Lackawanna Six case received the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service, the highest award conferred by the Department of Justice.
Citizens Voice
September 28, 2016
Within the metro area Luzerne County posted a 6.7 percent jobless rate, Lackawanna 6 percent, and Wyoming 6.2 percent, each about half a percentage point over a year ago.
Buffalo Business First (blog)
September 27, 2016
But just when it seemed the terrorist threat wouldn't manifest itself here, Hochul said, then came the prosecution of the Lackawanna Six. A group of Yemeni-American friends were convicted in 2003 of providing material support to Al-Qaeda. He said it ...
Buffalo Business First (blog)
September 26, 2016
... threat - which includes a single leader with a number of assistants, interest in staging spectacular attacks and a requirement that those perpetrating the attack train in a foreign country such as was done by the Buffalo terrorist cell called ...
Buffalo News
September 10, 2016
Medina 48, Lackawanna 6: It was all Mustangs. Medina jumped out to a 34-0 lead at the half. The winners used some big plays in the game.
Buffalo News
September 9, 2016
Medina 48, Lackawanna 6: It was all Mustangs. Medina jumped out to a 34-0 lead at the half. The winners used some big plays in the game.
The Intercept
August 10, 2016
One SIDtoday article seemed to exaggerate the NSA's role in identifying a group of Yemeni American men who eventually pleaded guilty to providing material support for al Qaeda, a group known as the Buffalo Six or Lackawanna Six. The newsletter saysÃÂ ...
PolitiFact
July 18, 2016
We found another example. Reportedly, a cigarette smuggler helped the Lackawanna Six, a group of Yemeni-American friends who were Al-Qaeda trainees, finance their trip to training camp in Afghanistan.
WUSF News
July 11, 2016
She has written four books, including The Jihad Next Door: Rough Justice in the Age of Terror, about the Lackawanna Six terrorism case.
WBFO
June 15, 2016
While he did not have data readily available as to the number of people who would qualify for this registry, the senator pointed out examples including the "Lackawanna Six" and others from the Buffalo area who were charged and convicted with counts ...
Daily Signal
April 25, 2016
This page is The Heritage Foundation's compilation of all Islamist terror plots and attacks against the U.S. homeland since 9/11 according to publicly available records.
PRI
April 12, 2016
Speckhard gives the example of the Lackawanna Six, a group of Yemeni-Americans who went to train with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in 2001.
