FBI Vault Investigation Jun 2002

92 Date: os/03/2002 Precedence: PRIORITY : ASAC UBLUfRF I,1 YX- nserissisisn 1: EUJU9AUnTAM:MLT¢LR2 " Bf '1 7'_92I I ,92 92"' I SS To: Counterterrorism New York qon Attn Attn U5 U8 2UU6 "" WorklngSSCOPY "'" Page g 36 SA SA Minneapolis Washington Field Phoenix Attn: SS San Diego SA SS SS Attn: Attn: From: Newark C-6 b3 b6 SA I Contact; b7C SA I SA Approved By: Case ID #: QQ Title: gh I 265A-NY-280350-CD Pending! PENTTBOM; MAJOR CASE 182 , U! Synopsis: l To provide investigative summary information and set leads. YE : De ' d om:G 3 Declas 1 Reference: §Q 7 n: X1 265A NY-280350 Serial ii ? 1111 9436, , 265A-NY-280350 PX Serial 11114 199Q NK-95811 Serial 265C MP 54588 T85l8 Serial 199Q-MP-45209 Serial E 9772 265A NY-280350 NK Serial 29, 3 265A NY 280350171 NK 6 __ 265A NY 280350 302 Serial 73431, 265A-NY 280350 WF38180, Serial 113484, 79727, !265A-NY 280350 IN $6 265A NY-280350 BN Case,ID 315N NY 280350 CD 4868 Serial Serial 47759, 59232, 114144, 77663, 932125, 21529 13375, 17496, 6472, 8704, 113489, 79726 36440 112843 4868 9991, 1808 - Working Copy - 265C-DL 85383 S serial l99P NK-81348 serial Page 76 576 l99H NK 76996 Serial 1140, 562 l99Q NK 92908 Serial 404 b7c l99H WF-213358 Serial 199H NY 26107O serial b6 120 73 £5 l99Q AT 76l04 serial 672 l99H-NY 256049 serial 21 I2; l99Q WF 2ll947 serial 23s 265A-NY-280350 TEL Serial 92 l99Q~AT 76lO4 Enclosure s!: Sb VEnclosed for copy ofthe toll records telephone,[::::::::::::] Enclosed Office is Serial 672 acopv of the the Minnea for the toll records usedI Isubscriber Details: ¢$% olis Division for the[::::::::::?:::::]cellular Washington Field for the Previous investigation is a cellular tele hone name[::::f¬] has revealed Iwere associated that with known hija¢kers,rMQJED_MQQED. HANJQHR. ALHAZMli_and_AimEEL HANI NAHAF ALGHAMDI. I k, to O6/2001. _Ifrom The aforementioned approximatel 03 hijackers visited I Iduring 2001 04/2001-05/2001. 4s! I Irented this apartment from awoman bv the nameI r_ Iand lease the was in her name. has Irevealed I thatI and was liste I <1 Investigation Iboth utilized telephone numberI Iduring their stay in Virginia. 4%! On 05/O7/2001,[::::::::]drove the from Falls Church, Connecticut. On to Paterson, Virginia to the FAIRFIELD O5/O9/2001,[::::::::]drove the four hijackers INN, Fairfield, four hijackers New Jersey. éé! Prior to ' resided in Paterson, he Falls Church, Virqinia,I I ii tn? While left New Jersey to live in Falls Church, Virginia,I I I Lmet the four hiiackersVirginia in whileIhe met and eventuall Y Iresided there. lived with #7 Uponhis returd I two menI Imaintained contact who was working and residing in Connecticut. with I Working The I past activitiesI Ihave raised Copy -- Page questions as to whether the I were associated with theknown hijackers, as wellas[:::::::E:] FBI Phoenix had conducted teller transactions an investigation of known investigation revealed into the hijacker HANI b6 Ib7C automatic HANJOUR and the the following: &?¥' 06/19/2001, On at 23 03:29 hours, HANI HANJOUR conducted an automatic teller PNC Bank, conducted by machine ATM! 1152 Main Street, Paterson, the Phoenix Division of 30 minutes individuals before and who made after HANJOUR'S transactions transaction revealed same ATM at the HANJOUR. Two of the four individuals I At transaction for illustrates the present, it identifiedl I the A review conducted four 'ust rior has not been determined Iknew HANJOUR or madesome financial him, but possibility. the aforementioned #4? .Additionally,I name; aVOICESTREAM cellular telephone main hardline transaction at New Jersey. all transactions number for to if transaction Ihad two telephones inhis Iand the his residence Investigation by I the Newark Division revealed thad:::::::::]w§§Jin possess' n aforementioned VOICESTREAM cellular telephone The Newark for these following: wo telephone Division has reviewed the numbers. The review produced toll records the x/ 1E!held I in federal custodyIwasatthearrested on O8/16/2001 in Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, Minnesota. A review of the telephone calls on the tolls recordstFgI:::::::::::::%:]cell of phone reveal that, subsequent 08/16/2001 was attempting to locate Minnesota nd and speak withI I II investigation 1990-NK 98511. was confirmed byI I subject of The aforementioned full field call activity - Working [:::::::]conducted by or 1992 has a single engine in the Page aforementioned interview with his friend sometime at a New Jersey. Ithe _b6 4 the NewarkDivision on 06/05/2002. In the he lived during 1991 Copy - bvc location 1n pilot's license 1980's he had taken Paterson, interviewing agents that he and that flight lessons had taken some point in time in New Jersey. flight lessons at AIR LFLEET_TRATNTNG_SYSTEMST_TETERBURé Teterboro,Jersey, New A and CALDWELL FLIGHT ACADEMY, Essex County Airport, Fairfield, New Jersey. It should be noted that known hijackers HANI HANJOUR and SAEED ALGHAMDI took flight lessons at FLEET TRAINING SYSTEMS and HANI HANJOUR tOOk flight lessons at CALDWELL FLIGHT ACADEMY. 65A NY 28035O Serial 9772! AFT OnO8/16/2001, Icellular telephone contacted the tele telephone number Iwas hone number Iis subscribed Itwice. The to the subject of I b6 Ib7C numerous Currency Transaction Reports CTR! due to a large number of currency transaction he conducted in the past that were over the $10,000 limit. These reports were filed by what was the MIDATLANTIC BANK and is currently a PNC BANK located at the intersecfion Main of Street and Crooks AvenuePaterson, in New Jerse [:::::Ton theCTRs w reflected ich numerous financial transactions that took place during 1996. $41 Onos/17/2oo1, Icellular telephone numbe is listed to J telephone contac one number Ionce. The provided information about the prior ownership of the Iduring his interview with the FBI on 05I21i2o02. 65A-NY Serial 280350 114144! 302, was_also a o served in the location where a number past. 65A NK 280350 NK of the hijackers were Serial 17496! .-§ f The cellular telephone also The telephone numbe Ion 08/17/2001. telephone number Iis listed A contacted the eria 7Q!»08I18/2001, On the IceIJ.lular IIcellular telephone also contacted the tele hone number twice.The telephone number[::::::::::¬;]is the number of Icellular telephone. During O9 2001 telephone contacted twice. The E:::]was interviewed the interviewin number was IOn by the a ents Minneapolis Division that his VOICESTREAM cellular 65A NY 280350 302 Serial 08/18/2001, the cellular and he advised telephone 73431! Q . _be Working Copy b7c Page 5 Itelephonecontacted also telephone the number[::::::::::::]once as his his VOICESTREAM subscriber paperwork. home telephone number on 65A NY 280350-302 Serial 77663! . _%8! On 08/19/2001, thel the tele hone number telephone contacted ' thetelephone number cellular once and once. In interview of the aforementioned had advised the interviewing agents that his home telephone number wasl Iand his call to[:::::E]home number,[:t;:;::::::;]_wLs roximately a25 shou enote thatE:¬¬:]resided in cellular tele hone number minutes in was The duration. It Minnesota when[:::::::::]was attempts to reach him aforementioned arrested and that the were in the time period of aforementioned O8/16/2001 to 08/19/2001. LEO [::::]was under investigation by the Newark the past, for his links to terrorist organizations, Division, 'n HAMAS and the HOLY HLFRD!, a LAND FOUNDATION known fund 99Q NK-98511! During the Minneapolis for RELIEF raising front and DEVELOPMENT organization for Division, Ihe currently [Serial 73431! In the NK 98511 was HAMAS. the aforementioned interview[:::::::]by ' 65A-NY-280350-302 referenced full found to lives at field inv be an ' a' n 9Q- associate of LEHE_ISLAMTC_CENTER_UF_PASS ne resided in New Jersey. [:::::::::]presently resides in San Diego, California and he is the subject of an investigation b the San Diego Division, 199Q SD 60938. Toll analysis o Ef:::::]former place of business, PRO TECH during the COMPUTERS, INCORPORATED, 1998-1999 time frame, revealed Fairlawn, New numerous calls Jersey, to HLFRD headquarters. . l%+ I lwas heldin federal custody in the Sherburne County Jail arrest on O8/16/2001. Toll in Elk River, Minnesota, analysis of calls placed Sherburne Jail during the time period revealed numerous calls from the S2 subsequent his from the of O9/11/2001 to O9/14/2001 and S2 A locations in the jail to the AL-ALMAL ISLAMIC SCHOOL, also known as, ISLAMIC CENTER OF MINNESOTA, 1401 Gardena Avenue, N.E., Fridley, MN '55432, at telephone 763-571-5604. It should be noted, the Minneapolis Division has directly linked the AL-ALMAL ISLAMIC SCHOOL to HAMAS and HLFRD activities in Minneapolis, MN. referenced in 199Q MP 45 rial has not yet determined SCHOOL, even though both to HAMAS I in contact if has 171,166! The Newark Division any ties to the AL-ALMAL and the AL-ALMAL SCHOOL have ties and HLFRD. ySf The[::::::::::::::::]cellular telephone wasalso with the main telephone number to As previously indicated, 1 _.66 ---- Working lived at this address hijackers. In and was his interview Copy ---- associated with with the _b7c Page four of FBI on the known O6/O5/2OO1II the resided writer thatdhethe is cousinI [;;;;;;;]:;hg:;;go at th QM The in Contact cellular telephone was also wi telephgne number is listed number 's of interest because only by it was the Ibut numbersI Inumbers 576! IIis Irorist organization, AL position inAGAI, I 99P-NK 81348 Serial an avid supporter ofI GAMA AL ISLAMIYYA AGAI!. whereby he willingly has communications conduit between AGAI U.S. l99P NK-81348 I contacted not the hardlineI also telephone the residenceI I I I for I I holds a acted as key a leaders overseas and in the Serial 576! g IIis associatedI I I I 65A NY 280350 NK Serial 13375! I entered th£vULited States 10/23/1992, on aM1 Visa on to attend the ACADEMIC OF FLIGHT Sunnyside, New SCHOOL, 46-12 York, telephone Telephone Application SCHOOL was of ACS contacted by known Queens Boulevard, 718-937-5716. A revealed that the Newark to fly an aircraft the the ACADEMIC hijacker MOHAMMED number 646-479-0432, on 06/21/2000. IIdenied knowing how STE 204, reveal of during an ATTA, cell OF FLIGHT phone interview conducted Division. 65A NY 280350 302 by Serial 113489! EQ During the aforementioned interview,E::;:::::::] I Iin late 1996 to earlv 1997, ecime e business partners Palestine, and purchased I I I Q ' Newark The Division has not vet ascertained if I Iwho wasthe subject of a Newark Division, Palestinian businessman friend of ast investi 199H-NK-89960. IIwas andI Ithe ation by the a ICPC in 1996. IIwas also an ctive HAMAS leader the andclose 6 b6 Working 4§L- Previous Copy b7C investigation by the Newark Division has identified the ICPC as a place where, among legitimate Islamic worship, HAMAS supporters meet to raise funds and conduct business. referenced in l99Q-NK-92908 Serial 404! As stated previously, lof ICPC at one time. 99H NK 76996 Serial 562! Tér I Iare currently under Immigration and they currently Naturalization Service appear to be illegal investigation by INS! due to the aliens. Additionallvl the fact tha t S ecial A ents of the INS believe thad [:E:::::::¬:::::]may entered haveafraudulent into 65A-NY-280350marriage to o tain U.S. c1tizenship IN Serial 40563! The lcellular ~with As stated transaction in [::::::::]is currentl tele hone was also Iwhich was aaa1iaaa[§jjjjjjjjj] previously [:::::::] close proximity conducted an ATM to known hijacker HANI HANJOUR. in custody due to the fact that he was in the U.S. illegally. E;:::::::]has been previously interviewed by Ch eNewar k DI ivision -I .265A NY 280350 302 S 1 112843! eria ' , féé In the aforementioned interview conducted by the Newark Division, Iattended a mosque located in Falls Church, Virginia while he was stayin with a £r1end[::::::::::::::]in Maryland. The mosque aaaa[jfjjjjjjjj] referred to could possibly be the DAR AL-HIJRA MOSQUE, 3159 Row Street, Falls Church, Virginia. It should be noted that I [::::::::]had met the four known hijackers at the DAR AL-HIJRA MOSQUE in Falls Church, Virginia. The DAR AL-HIJRA MOSQUE is known to be attended by members of HAMAS. referenced in 265A NY 280350 WF Serial 9991, l99Q WF-211947 Serial 238! Also, a telephone number found durin associated with asearch the DAR AL-HIJRA MOSQUE was of the belongings of [::::::::::fE:::]in Germany.65A NY 280350 BN 858! serial é§+- As indicated previously,Iutilized a cellular elephone, who left the United States and has recentl returned from The telephone assigned telephone number wi1l hereafter referred to as the cellular review of the following: the toll records for .4g;_ Thel with! Ithat] 1ived the act this cellular Icellular telephone there § cellular contact with telephone. A Jordan be telephone revealed was in contact Iwhichprobably is todue telephone was also in which, as previously indicated, was b6 --- Working the numberofI I I Ilived _b7c in Falls Copy_---- Page Church, Virginia. Addltlonall that ggy kngwn I II:;;; ;j :::j;:-;:::jerial §3§I§§$ Li? The tele h cellular teleh n n' n is currenE1 owne by H is possibly ILLnkfd toI Iin that the telephone numberI I was found during a search of the belongingsI telephone number I 65A NY -EN Serial by the I Iwas AF? The 1 Inumerous that should the home subscribed pd times, but be noted. 10/2001. Virginia. In to rent then claimed On O9/10/200lkI I which was fact, claimed to have they met Iin thesEreeE and brought them to claimed that 79727! afriend of his,[::::::::] lired inNew Jersey. rIhe;call_aTtivity-from would suggest that may been truthful when discussing his knowledgeI where several of the should also be noted known hijackers that he not have lived next are known I door to to have visited. TIQ [::::::::::]was a friend[::::::;::;:::]and hisfacts lived with his family for a erio o time.- The surrounding association[::E::::::::::::]would suggest that brought toby the her interview I Iwere brought them her apartment that was next door to his. to not have had any other interaction with Iknew that family and there are two dates Iwas interviewed bv the Washington Field II [:::::::::::::::] 65A-NY-2s035002 Serial [::::::::] It I but the utilized next door to the apartmentI Iwhen lived in I The telephone telephone numberl numberI Iis LQ} I Office in The cellular telephone has contacted the numberI ris telephone is German . 8531 telephone numbers The telephone I authorities in to her would have known the individuals also that he apartment. Additionally,[E;;;;;;;;;;;}in Office, that Washington Field apartment. 65A NY 280350 302 friends of his when Serial 47759! he b6 -- Working Copy -- b7C Page ]::::::lsnrrenLlywith liveshis wife a in house]E:::::::::::;:g ]has been interviewe y the Washington between Clifton, Field Office New Jerse and advised that he splits his and Lan ley Park, Maryland, where time he stays with a friend.[::::f::::::::ithe interviewing agents that he met in the never saw Paterson, New in Virginia Jersey area or Maryland. and that he 65A NY 280350-302 Serial 79 §¢+- Due to thefactthat] ]knew other fro the Paterson next door to each that] ]has area and other in lived inaddresses Falls Church, Virginia, it not been truthful with each that were is possible the FBI when he discussed his knowledge]o e ] known It should noted be een that]:g:::::::] hijackers have al in, [:::::::::]and severa Falls Church, Virginia, and another. ] were in Falls Church, of 03/2001 to 07/2001. Paterson, New 74522,17494! Previous Paterson, New Jersey at confirmed sighting of 7 has is utilizing time period has placed the hijackers in during 2001, such as the at APOLLO INTERNATIONAL floor, Paterson, Serial 9436, The Newark come into time or known hijackers 65A NY 280350 302 ] Serial I Main Street,2nd at one during the investigation various times of the hijackers O7/2001. 65A NY 280350 NK Serial 21529! of the Virginia basically E?bLforeafter he] and TRAVEL, 1009 Jersey, ]and several Division New Jersey has not contact with in 265A-NY 280350-302 ascertained whether any of the known hijackers 4#+ TheNewark Division has notascertained why[::::::] aVOICESTREAM cellular telephone ] However there are ]which is the home on the VOICESTREAM paperwork. A c ec revealed] subscribed to the - calls from[::::::::::::] telephone number listed CHOICEPOINT Database An Internet search on the telephone number] ]revealed a listin wi ereafter The telephone facility assi be referred to as Additional anal sis of the toll ned the number eep recor so telephone,[::::2i:::::::] revealed the following: Q57 The home telephone noted that on 09/12/2001. The Newark cellular phone contacted[::::::::::::::] numerous times, but it should be number on 09/10/2001 and significancethe of contact] ] The T#+ The one. cellular cellular telephone contacted[::::::::::] telephone number] ]is the ]cellular telephone number utilized] ]whojhe is b6 - - Working Copy - - b7c Page The telephone number is themain te ep one nu er ofI 265A-NY-280350 WF Serial 6472! I P5¥- As documente d in 265A NY 280350 WF Serial 6472, came to the attention of the FBI due to hispurchaselof ar was e Fgas station." I Apparently, the former owner,[:::::::] sum of a money to get him to sell the ce l phone has also contacted. %é+ ACHOICEPOINT database check on the name revealed 'fDe auuress1 is also listed as the address ofI I employerI Iwas listedI President Treasurer I INCORPORATED the Vice II due to the and Iappears to be the same Iperson his cellular also contacted indicated previously, President/Secretary. Serial 92! ' 280350-TEL flared Ias the owner of the aforementionedI fact that [::::::::] on I cnoic INT Fhe Iis telephone,I I 65A-NY- by the the cellular review of the toll recor sI Icellular cellular telephone and, as telephone. h s! telep one As documentedin the CHOICEPOINT Database, appear to stations located following asg were in be partners in the and/or owners Virginia and of Washington, D.C. anumber of gas area. The stations appearto be associated with[:::::::::] Ian , d 703-534-9794 contact with have been used and SALEM ALHAMZI. by known payphone!- all hijacker phone h"ijac kers three of these numbers 973-652-2555, believed to HANI HANJOUR, NAWAF ALHAMZI, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-----------b6 -- Working Copy hijacker cellular telephone 973-652-2555 used by known hijackers HANI HANJOUR, ALHAMZI. 65A-NY 280350-WF b7C believed to NAWAF ALHAMZI, Page "ll have been and SALEM Serial 1808! Ithe known hijackers, and the HOLIDAY INN, Route 46 West, Totowa, New Jersey. KHALID M. AL MIDHAR was positively identified housekeeper who worked for the aforementioned NY-280350-WF Serial Known hijacker by a hotel HOLIDAY INN. 65A 8704! -$5 AL MIDHAR was registered under A number of the known time. 65A NY 280350 WF during the ijackers were Serial 8704, first week in Totowa, of O9/2001. New Jersey A at this 265A NY 280350 NK Serial 4868! g 4/ seeing or knowing any of the known hijackers. Idenied 65A NY-280350-302 Serial 59232! Q# It should be noted that the hijackers were in Totowa, Jerieyj Newthe at same time! I contact between There isl b6 - - Working [:::::]and telephones hijackers. I is in FALLS period of that were CHURCH, Virginia, _b7C Copy - - in contact Page with the where known known hi ackers resided for I a time. Q4! Along with the aforementioned telephonic contact, the[:::::]cellular an?:E%§%;;;;;;;;}cellula telephone both contacted telephone number records of review of Icellu ar telephones! toll The E date birthqp of I will hereafterbe referred to asthe[::?::::] subscriber for the tele hone number! The telephone cellular telephone. facility assi ned number I 3%! hre ae sinificant contacts in the toll records pertainin toE%:?::::f::::j A revealed preliminary review the[:::::::] of cellular telephone toll records the following: A8! The[:::::::]cellular telephone contactad[::::::::] E:::]on O9/11/2001, at approximatel 11:44 m, for a 4 minute time period. The telephone number[:::::f::::::Thas also been in contact with subscribed to the telephone the HLFRD, number 972-680-0761, which is 525 International Parkway, Richardson, Texas. »LS7 The cellular telephone contacted the telephone number The telephone numberl i[lreferenced 672, l99H NY 26lO7O in l99Q AT Serial 76104 Seria 73! QM The number Ihas appeared in anumber of investigations to include the TERRSTOP J265A NY~239l43! TRADEBOM and 65A-NY-235983! investiqatiors. who is the subject of ties to aNew York Division HAMAS. has anumber New York area that are involved referenced in investigation due l99Q AT-76104 Serial to his of relatives in the 672, l99H NY 26lO70 Serial 73! -A Q?! I participated shotgun in WORLD rifle and target practice case, with three people associated with the TRADE CENTER bombing TRADEBOM 65A=NY 235983LJ Iwas also asubject in the TERRSTOP investigation. referenced 672, l99H NY-261070 Serial 73! the tele in l99Q-AT 76lO4 Serial gr The telephone number Ialso appeared in records of I hne [:::::::¬::]convictedin the TRADEBOM investigation. referenced in l99Q AT 76lO4 en register Serial 672, l99H NY 26lO7O M The telephone number conducted on the tele Serial hone associated 73! appeare wit Ei:::] Thetelephone number[:::::ii::::]vms the home telephone b6 --- Working numberI Copy --- b7c Page 13 IIn 1992, IIfor firearms and explosives training in PennsylvaniaI IIwas convicted and sentenced to life investigation. referenced 261070 Serial in 199Q AT-76104 in the I TERRSTOP Serial 672, 199H NY- 73! *9 [::;;::::;:::;::Lhasbeen incontactwith[::::::::] E::;::] who wasesuljec0 aHAMAS investiqation FBIby Niw or , l99H NY- -. 256049 in Jersev City, New Jersey, an accounts an insurance and was linked to was utilized l99H~NY 26107O Serial I! in Jersey it , TRADEBOM subjects IThe address for the byI Ifor policies. 99H NY-256049 I various Serial 21, 73! TheI New Jersey. subscribed tor review of ACS Telephone reviousl , The telephonenumberI Iis Iand was contacted byI stated I Application! As was the home telephone number forI I I IS ¢ veral of K he known hiiackers visitedI I I$5 The writer recommends thatI interviewed concerning interviews should _Q6 I the aforementioned involve the following topics: Interviewees shouldbe questionedabout their association with or knowledge J IllMOSOUE of HAMAS, DAR AL HIJRA I I;+ I length about their knowledge known hijackers, the DAR overseas travel, e-mail addresses, AL~HIJRA MOSQUE, with at of each Ishouldbe other, the the ALGHAZALY SCHOOL, and HAMAS. ¬?'I Ishould XXON and the ALGHAZALY in contact about any HLFRD, ICPC, I questioned at the BEACH information. The SCHOOL and be questioned about who they have been these locations. ¬§! IIshould knowledge of the known hijackers when be questioned they resided in a s _hprc or overseas,aeoremen ione gas s aion ,E::;::::] F ll Ch th f IIpossible contact with inTotowa, 4&3 should members, and t t' s the known hijac ers New Jersey. his kno SCHOOL, GREAT I t' d be questioned at length 'nv lvement with HAMAS, NOTCH EXXON, on HLFRD AL ALMAL Iany of the aforementionedE§§§§§E§§§ the MIDTOWN EXXON. Working Copy - - Page iiiiiiiv Set Lead 1: COUNTERTERRORISM AT WASHINGTON, U! Read Set Lead DC and clear. 2: NEW YORK AT NEW New Yor Division review and facilitate Set Lead YORK U!' Provide co ies of this laid ii i t at YORK, NEW the content logical investigation communication to SA[:::::] iiiwiii iiqiii-iii of this communication as appropriate. 3: - I MINNEAPOLIS AT BROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTA ggi Locate and re interviewI l concerning his knowledge of ALGHAZALY SCHOOL, NOTCH EXXON, MIDTOWN EXXON, information provided in this Set Lead HAMAS, and the rest communication. H GREAT Of the 4: WASHINGTON FIELD AT ARLINGTON, I £$f' VIRGINIA Locate re-interviewI and I concerning his knowledge ofI HIJRA MOSOUE, the known hijackers and and the rest of his previous the information I _IDAR AL- residence, provided in this communication. Set Lead 5: NEWARK AT NEWARK, IIfamily mentioned in NEW JERSEY Locate andintervieJ this communication. members I 00 knev. u':-4':-zuuu! Séx%ET bl FEDERALBUREAUCWINVESHGAWON be Precedence ROUTINE i Date: O6/O4/2002 $0; Attn: SSA Phoenix ' .SA SA SSA San Diego From: Phoenix Squad 16 J Contact: I Ap?roved By: 0 Drafted g!. By: Case ID b6 rwak b7c .0 Title: S! Synopsis: SLJ i5 ' JWEZ: Derlver: Uh Declass' y Reference; U! :0"~eeeee D eoee ,eeee ,.,ee G-l X1 265A NY 280350 CH Serial 158 I Bi? lséxnsm IS DATE: U2'32'2uU? LL InFOP 0TIrM F'HTA]NED .CLAKEIFIED BY Derivative VgEP£I £5 "0 L Eu_EPT 0E"scw= 1.4 i",dJ00500;0UcsTOM;mLT:L02 '* LUH_:_G;§£IED H. k DEELASEIFY 00:02-02-2032 MERE EEQ 2"1b Haw DTURUISE 000000173 k 5his N 3; M 8% TO! ' O ts: i b7C E531. 0 i 1'l:T-T: Set Lead 1: PHOENIX ' AT PHOENIX For information and coordination with San Diego. 4 Set Lead 2: SAN DIEGO AT SAN DIEGO For information s%w RR 7-77 and coordination with Phoenix. 92 3 OOOGOOL75 "ii I ,.,_ DECLASSIFIED BY on U% 25 2DD5 I _ ¢kL44. 5U3U9AUCATAMfMLTfCLS - §§£QET I - Work'ng Copy .b6 Page 5 1 b7C ' Precedence:ROUTINE Date: O6/17/ZQO2 To: Counterterrorism Attn: UBLU/RFU Tampa I SA-[IIIIIIIIIIIIII] ~ORA From: _ Philadelphia Squad 11, l PhJTTF Contact: IRSI I ApprovedBy:I* _I Drafted BY= [IIIIIIIIIIIIII]smh Case ID Title: Cs? _IT Synopsis: @&}- ' based uon 199N PH-93296 Pending! KHALEDSHOUKRY A. - UBL - SAC authorizes opening preliminary subject's contact withI I inquiry PI! [:::::::f:]a formerassociate of Mohammed Atta. -¢Q ADETiwed:%;QE:::;;g3 Declassi y U! Preliminary l0/l4/2002. ' On: Inquiry Instituted: O6/17/2002, set to expire Package Copy: EH Being forwarded under separate cover to . assigned case aeht are the Details: U! On 9/16 because he was identified results 2001, agents Agencv ORA! contacted Muhammad Al Amir as an "associate" from Choicepoint by the Awad Al Sayad of Al Amir. frgm the l details O I The ORA interviewe father Al Amir!, Information from case number 265A NY 280350-TP, provided of apreliminary inquiry in Philadelphia. with follow. and internet of suicide pi o a.k.a. Muhammad this interview, the basis for the or an in opening of interview and the polygraph result The link between the Philadelphia subject and] II in Queens during May through November1996,I I in ew uamme Atta, since December 2000, stated met[:::::::]once during that Al Amir this time aeen period. Case: 199N ID PH-93296 92§é§§k92 : 1,Serial sT ACS REQ 11f24 03 I QQQQQQZQ3 _T ,pa _.b7C I. SQRT Working Copy - page 2 Because of-this association, and[:::::;:::]possible knowledge of Philadelphia has opene aPI. Al Amir Atta!, Lg? interview [:::;::] ha receive aand in ation indicated that worked an for unknown emp oyer in Philadelphia. searc Qbgjggngjg /Infgtjk s stem rev als I Theseresults also show a Quee the 1996 he was personal details »Name: time period when follow: II Current Address:I I DOB : SSN: OLN: Telephon Possible Emloyer:I I Education: .I jq! Case background[g;;::::;::;:;£;}§§:§%§:%§5e of 9/16/2001, residence. He agents from the con ac e gave_consent for the search documents were obtained showinqj mail printouts, RXP [::::::::::]had letters and at his home.and Qj his several newspapersclippings, e- notes which member of the Muslim American Society promotin aositive public image the MAS, which is showed he MAS!, of Muslims is agroup in the an active dedicated to United States. i:::f:::::::]is alsoamember of theMedia Watch Board of dedicated to monitoring the American media fo erceived anti-Arab prejudice Some of theMAS literature[::::i:::] E%:::::::::::::]emphasized that Muslims should remain mute or indifferent to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 2001 but should vocal in their condemning of the violence. I Ialso be recently became avolunteer E:%::::::]in.the ori F aDepartment of Corrections for incarcerate Muslim prisoners. C81 After the consent search of his home,[::::::::::::] voluntarily came hours. Present to the during the ORA where counsel was interview v acting as Iwho is an attorney. GQ [;;:::::::;Jprovided the following information ackgroun and his rel tionship and knowledge of concerning his he was interview and Acs REQ11-24-03 00-0000204 SE$QET W AJ sténs": 31<>6 ---- Working Copy -~-AL-AMIR: - 57¢ _Page 3 befriended AL-AMIR. [:::::::::::::]knows AL AMIR by his true nameand prior to approximately 9/14/2001, had never heard the name MUHAMMED ATTA. *After graduation, AL AMIR enrolled in an language pro ram at awell known school in intensive German Cairo named Gotta. AL AMIR toldi::::::::::]that heneeded become to fluent in German to be eligible engineering school engineering graduates graduate engineering to attend a graduate level.civil in Germany. It was common knowledge from Cairo University that the best programs were in the United States Germany. The American schools expensive and applicant who the German was fluent *In their senior were known as selective schools offered in German. ear at Cairo University asports club in and basketball Cairo named and fundamentalist Muslims and for where they club was co-ed; therefore, came to United States * Between 1990 and or any the [::::::::]that AL AMIR ~* AL-AMIR pilot. . never talked »* AL-AMIR was never technical training carrying out * L_1 unti. Mav in Lon any of 1996 when played soccer no club. other western 1998, AL-AMIR such as attending movie the next friends frequented *Between 1990 and 1998, AL AMIR never expressed or fundamentalist beliefs, nor did he ever express to the to any Nadi Said, swam. The or and free tuition several years,[:::E:::::::]AL-AMIR and their among the any extremist any hostility country. engaged in theaters, which social activities further indicated[:::::::] was not then aMuslim fundamentalist. about aviation in the or wanting military, nor which lwould the terrorist he traveled lsland and applied to become did he attacks of to the ever have any be helpful 9/11/2001. United States for civil engineering a to lin Cairo and lived jobs._[::::::] [:;::::f:]foundhe that could not get satisfactory employment in te United States without agraduate degree. *When first arrived in MewYork in May 1996 he lived about Lor weeks[:::::;;:]vdth two a distant [::::::EEEEEEhad:nfTer or spo enmet with before cousin comin to New whom York. then ACS REQ11-24-03 I moved intoapartment[:::::?:::]with 000000205 '9 SE2éET --Worki g Copy --- b6 5_ Page 4 b7C four roommates: * in November 1996,[:::::::::::]returned to Cairo and applied for enrollment ,University of the University because one at the University of California California at Berkele Arizona of Florida and UCF. of his rofessors at Cairo University, at Los Angeles, State University, ap lied to UCF had abrother,[:g::f::::;::] who awas rof oraUCF and offered to provi admitted to accepted only e agoo accepted the at Arizona UCF offer year graduate of his and UCF. August 1997, the Civil *[:::::::::::]does not get te Iwas s scores, State University and in student in his professors contact with * In reference to UCF. Because he enrolled as afirst Engineering Department at UCF. know whether AL~AMIR was close to any of at Cairo University or whether he maintained any of the faculty at Cairo University. approximately 1996, his education AL AM1R told[::::::::::]that in Germany, he had gone to as part of Hallab, Syria to study ancient architecture. * When[:::::::::::]returned was staying with his to Cairo in November1996, AL AMIR parents and was actively "trying to get married." AL-AMIR toldg:;;;;;:;;:1 he was returning to Cairo from Hamburg, Germany a ecould in his effort to marry asuitable at an Egyptian woman. AL AMIR was unknown university and working architectural engineer most young for Egyptian suitable Egyptian an unknown males his age, was then a_full-time part time as student an - employer. AL AMIR, like ' preoccupied with finding a wife. *[:::::::::::]initially said he never had any contact of any kind with A- ' in June 1997. Iiififgfifjijalso initially £Orlando, denie havingFlorida telephone, person , in irec perhaps as recently or e mail *[:::::::::::]believes the ~s sr AL~AMIR was atelephone contact with AL-AMIR since as 1998. call 1997 or last telephonic contact he ACS REQ 11-24-03 000000206 in 1997 r 1998 in which 1 6 -- Working called AL=AMIR at his - s1?7J$gET '*° 7C Copy - - apartment in Hamburg, telephone directorv on his Page 5 Germany. E::::] home computer show the I AL;AMlR]then had an e mailaddress the e-mail presumes address wEi:Efffi¬ii:To AL~AMIR theby school he was attending in last sent anle-mail to AL-AMIR in Hamburg. approximately 1998 and the * AL-AMIR at least then had e-mail bounced. one roommate in m least twice, the roommate answered the phone when[?ff:f i::¬i]called for AL AMIR. [::::::::::]does not roommate exce tthat Arabic does the roommate s not believe never talked never met know anything about the based upon any of with AL AMIR the roommates, manner the roommate about his nor did he ever roommates. of speaking was Egyptian. roommates, he hear any names of - * The last phone call in 1997 or 1998 consisted of conversation about their respective efforts to meet and amarry asuitable Egyptian female. AL AMIR expressed his unhappiness about the fact he was unable to carry out the required courtship which took at least two weeks. AL-AMIR had only afew days at atime to return to Cairo from Hamburg because of his schooling and employment. *'In May 2000,[:::::::::::]met his and they December 30, got engaged in June 2000 and future wife set their via the Internet wedding date for A 2000. * when they met,[::::::;:::;:;1wife was afourthyearShemedical the Universi y oorida in Gainesville. student at 9 raduated in practice de June 2000 and artment at Florida is now aresident in the Hospital, Orlando's family largest hospital. Ei:::;::::;:::]wife works shifts of 24 hoursisand therefore away rom ome for extended periods * In July 2000,[::::::::::]called AL-AMIR to invite him to his with AL AMIR s father lthe of time. the phonenumbers hehad for wedding. When did not know wherehis son was andtoId lnot spoke father told him he to call again. . * then *was ut to d called AL-AMIH him nobody in their e did occasionally family knew call the where AL AMIR 0 family. When[:::::::::::] again asked whggg AL-AMIR was,[;::;:::::]AL AMIRinwas Syria. I lfor ate e one number for AL AMIR sohe number telland AL>AMIR thatE;;;;i::::::]wanted to speak with coufd cafl AL-AMIR himself. said she would give AL-AMIR his him. he * During has not the interview attempted to and has not had on 9/16-17/2001[:::::::::::]was call or contact with rP»/em e-mail AL-AMIR him since December ACS REQ 11-24-03 QQQOQQZQ7 since July 1998. insistent 2000 - I .J pQ !' _ --- Worki g Copy --~- p * At th etime - V of the interview , [:::::::::::]had piece of folded paper using Excel and telephone numbers. [::::::::::]created calling card $.05 per Page 6 in his wallet a H about 5" X 5" which he said he created Spreadsheet software. approximately four b6 b7C 3' months ago account number The paper when he obtained for calling was alist of names the list atelephone long distance for about minute. numbers.[::;if:i:i;fjwent the list inover detail and identified on the list are friendsrelatives[::;::?::i::;;]<or or wife. his * The list h l of nine names what his re ations ip is recent contact with each One name had no with the individuals and person was. The eo phone numbers *[:::::::::::]has had and associated in the co umns telephone what his most le whose names are esi contact with ei ethe name. .'ne people on the listat least sine January 2001. ?i:ff:2Ef:fjhas spoken by phone with six of eight of amonth for the past several on the list with whoml has the persons on the list ears. AL AMIR is the January 2001! ldenied .p December 199 *[:::::::::::] was account of q his having denying contact has not had any at least once only person not had contact since having contact with him since uestioned aboutthe inconsistencyin histhe list with AL AMIR contact with of phone numbers in since 1998. AL AMIR since his wallet He remained 1998. yet} adamant he * One of thenames on the listis[:::::::::::] whom[:;:::::::::]' identified as Universit . another classmate from engineering schoo at Cairo Hd[:::::%::::;:]AL-AMIR Cairofrom university and knew[:::::] was riends 9/11/2OO1,Cli the fact attacks an Internet and televison with AL-AMIR. After the £L §MTR s photograph as one of the attacks on discussed the They was being shown on the suicide pilots. *[:;::;:;;:::]does believe notphone AL-AMIR[:::::::;::::]were friends ey ever talked by other than t eone three way 'or na call. - *L::;:;::::;:]claimed that when saw he AL-AMIR s photograp on tie .n erne and televison, he did not believe the person was AL' h AMIR for the following 1. The pilot was reasons: identified as MUHAMMMED ATTA, not MUHAMMED AMIR. 2. The pilot was Arab Emirates. described as being born [:::::::::::]knew AL-AMIR in the United was born in Cairo. ACS REQ 11-24-03 »QQQQQQQQQ k '1; M; S l, RET ---- Wor in Copy -5 ---- be Page Ib7C The pilot 3. was described as having electrical engineering. architectural engineering. television was in ' V 4. The person whose picture was described as schools in a degree in adegree AL AMIR had on the Internet and having attended Florida. knew flight that if AL-AMIR had come to Florida, he would have contacted ELd he did not. " E::::::::::] believed 5. AMIR, but a * On aroximately the photograph he was not positive looked like him. it was 9/14/2001,[::::::::::]was AL- called at home by of Cairo University 1990. in asked i who also graduated seen the photograph of affirmatively. They photographs looked from the the suicide then briefly en ineering pilots an discussed whether like AL-AMIR. department if he had one of replied the [::::::::::]told[:::]none of ATTA. [::;:f::::f:]doe have aphone number other or contact oi the hoto raphs was in ormation *The Al AMIR and that Al-AMIR s name was not f rit two numbers on the list for "MOHAMMED AMEER"are: 1. as elisted ome e The number 2. .in a column was and his wife flew and that was in in Cairo EC dated 9/l3/2001 ephone number of AL AMIR's father! was in a column headed "Home." 0 The number headed "CELL a lst is PHONE. in NewYork City in January 2001 when he to Cairo via Kennedy honeymoon. E::::::::::]has Airport for been in Washington, the winter of 1998 as part of their D.C. only his studies once in at UCF. ?B492[:::::::::::]was returned to his home by ORA agents on the early morning of The 9/17/2001. [:::%EEEEEEEEfiEfented a to search of his vehicle. ORA SA told agents would contact him later on9/l7/2001 a for follow up interview.[::::;:] [:::::::] said he was. lanning to go to work in afew hours. T e apartment and[::::::fE::]s carwere kept under surveillance. an hour after he was left at the apartment,E::::] Ef?i::::]walked from his apartment and threw agarbagebag intoa A roximately trash dumpster a short distance subsequently retrieved from his and it apartment. The contained tuffs bag was newspapers and documents which appeared to benotesi¬f%:f::::::::]wife had written about in the search. A patients at bag which had not her hospital. been examined t There were during the earlier no documents consent 7§$92 Later on the »morning of 9/17/200l,[:::::::::::] s§é21~:T ACS REQ _11-24-03 . 000000209 I 1 - i- 1 MW _ 13 6 inc left his for an apartment and -- Working%Copy -_Page 3 drove to out of office is__» ST meeting with work, where he remained co workers. Twice except during the- daY,[::;::::::::]called the ORA agent who had interviewedon him 9/16-17 2001 to when somebody would contact him to complete the 1 interview. ' agreed tha 1 +%+ ning <55 9/iv/2oo1, TPFBI and FBI NY should be -had been up all polygraph him_on polygraphed. Since[::::::::::] night and then worked all day, it was decided to the morning of 9/18/2001. On 9/17/2001, NY SAs I lflew participate in interviews related to Orlando to to] I apartment and car were kept under surveillance until picked up at the apartment at a roximatel 9:30 he was A.M., 9/18/2001 and transported to theORA. [::§?:::::::::iwife and sister=in-law drove to the ORA in a separate vehicle. - On the morning and early afternoon of 9/18/2001 [:::::::::%§§was interviewed at the_ORA in theresence hisof sister in law bv an ORA SA and NY SAI I Another ORA SAJ interviewed are consistent ad worked as a graduation from wife. The except for civil engineer Cairo Univ statements by the fact she thoug t in Lebanon after sitv and tat had met AL- AMIR New in York once whenfr Twas living in Queens in g 9. ' 196 has denied knowing"-anything about the terrorist attacks 9/11}2001. of obli ation [::::] said she believed it iwould be her moral and religious to tell the FBI if he " had admitted any such knowledge. [:::¬:]denied knowing who AL- AMIR was believe the until 9/11/2001 and person whose televison was the person has or talked never met said her picture was husband initially on the Internet and he knew from college. did not [::::] said she with AL AMIR. [::::::::i2?r: During the interview on the morning 9/18/2001, of was questioned in great detail about the chronology of his most recent contacts with AL-AMIR. [::::::::::]guovided the following details which differ from his statement on 9/16l7/2001: * initially said the had with returned to Cairo during tinterview 1999 when AL-AMIR was by the opinion of contact 2000, when Christmas vacation from UCF. polygrapher,[:::::::::::]revised the UCF was on summer break. It was the SAs who interviewed[:::::::::::]that to have difficulty reconstructing several years. * After[:::::::::::]moved attempted to reach AL AMIR -by a female who answered the at last personal in December During the the subjective his activities date to May he appeared during the past to Orlando and was attending UCF, he by telephone phone that in Germany AL-AMIR no and was told longer lived mber. The female appeared to know who AL-AMIR was. E::::] estimated that call was before between January and May sreész ACS REQ 11-24-03 'QQQQQQ2l0 Q "*§ ssbnsw -I 106 ~11>"/Q --- Working Copy ---- Page 9 1999; however,he could not further specify the date of the call. * In1999,[::::g::::g:]sent e-mail an AL-AMIR to hisatschool e- mail address * After an it that ounced. - call, attempted to reach AL-AMIR s father. estimated he in Cairo] It ree Each 2OOO. time AL AMIR through called AL-AMIR's home times between Ma 1999 and July AL-AMIR s father told[:::::::::fjhe did not in July'2000, when[ if::::::::icalled invite to ALtoAMIR his know where AL-AMIR weddin . rhow o reach AL-AMIR's at er him. The answered and fourth call was immediately began to yell at[:::%::::::] notto call any more. AL-AMIR s father said that AL AMIR was also in Florida. When.E::::::::::]asked where in Florida AL-AMIRwas, AL-AMIR's father got angry with[:::::::::::] and : hung uP- A * After the toJuly 2000 call,[::%::::::::lQaQ_his fiance call ALget AL-AMIR s phone number. [::::] AMIR s father then imse andcalled asked for AL-AMTR s number. not have anumber and that described[::::::]statement as AMIR was there. said .*v gi e in Syria I old AL-AMIR was in Syria. I an unequivocal statement that hh rather than astatement tat AL-AMIR "sometimes calls us" him number when he *[:::::::::::]then searched he was to for Al-AMIR's phone numbers and he five calls,[:::::::::::] the numbers and still * a discussed s e th u.ht og and promised about one hundred possible on the spelling of the name began calling the numbers. After about gave up, realizing he could call all of ha with AL-AMIR's father unsuccessful attem ts to AL- did call. the Internet number in Florida. He located for AL-AMIR, using variations reach AL-AMIR. F! identified him she did not the calls an locate AL-AMT? via the Interne [:::::::].advised[:E::::::::] to stop to findAL-AMIR, stating that if AL-AMIR wanted talk to tryin he would have called him. *[::::::::::]was adamant AMIR since late 1998 that he did not speak byphone withAL- and that person after[:::::::::::]got * The he did last time spoke by [iii$:iiii:j In that call, - hen wit their not speak engaged in mutual friend, to AL-AMIR phone with AL-AMIR was *It was in asuitable the 1998 in connected athree way call - IR in Germany atE::::::::] 9 who was then Saskatchewan, Canada and working as a civil engineer. was almost entirely related to their respective efforts and marry in June 2000. living in The call to meet Egyptian woman. call that AL-AMIR first displayed any conservative fundamentalists or During beékggs. call, the AL' E ACS REQ 11-24-03 ET .QQQQQQ211 I8 ._.- 92 -a-uh 4.. u#"*be ' /92 1 _b7C " SE ET --Working AMIR told~the other two to women by having first time Copy --- they should "be strong Dre-marital sex. Ito pray AL-AMIR had and not AL-AMIR also daily. Those ever talked tO[:::::::::::]that AL AMIR Page give in" advised[::::::::] admonishments were the about such beliefs, suggesting had recently become significantly more religious. * InMay 1998, when[::::::;;::]saw AL-AMIR in Cairo, AL-AMIR was parents an was planning.to return to Hamburg. stay' " WhentE?: i§E:Eii]was Cairoinin May 1998, he saw AL AMIR or once twice. AL AMIR then had E:::::::]said such to AL AMIR as afundamentalist the police to detain, immediately draw attention could possibly possibly arrest cause AL-AMIR. the appearance would also make it for AL~AMIR reluctance of role afemale Muslim and question and * Irl[::::::::::::]opinion, very difficult and closelycropped hair. [:::::] abeard an appearance bwould to find most Egyptian would have in awife females to amarriage because of the accept the subservient with aMuslim fundamentalist. * AL-AMIR toLd[;;::é;::::]that both his parents disapproved of the ear his wearing * In May 1998, AL-AMIR would no longer meet[:::::::::::]at night and he spoke negatively previously frequented. of the sports club which they had * By May 1998, Al-AMIR had obviously adopted afundamentalist life; however, he did not express any militant views about the United States and he definitely did not say anything suggesting he would ever become involved in something like the 9/11/2001 attacks. *In May 1998, AL-AMIR told[:::::::::::]he had completed he had Hajj, an Islamic become devoutly he had had been to Mecca and religious undertaking religious. AL AMIR been to Mecca; however,[:::::::::::]believes been approximately three months jgi [:::::::::::]was deception was found on indicating did not after Ramadan specify when in 1998. itwould - have then given a polygraph exam andno his negative answers on the following issues: Did you have any advance knowledge of the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001? Have you had contact of I Q4, was then residence where 9/19/2001, aTP he voluntarily FBI CART r's hard drive any kind with AL AMIR since January transported backto his surrendered his home computer. examiner made an image of the contents TP is in the process of obtaining QflEif:iEi:ff??2iTtelephone e-mailand records. 2000? §E#&§T Acs REQ 11-24-03 'oooooo212 On B ' Y SEC "' b7C --- Working -»' At the denied he or any the FBI interviews y 9/16/2001. _ Based no knowle 2000 through Ib6 Copy --- APage 11 conclusion of the interviews of 9/18/2001, has had any phone, e mail or other contact other person to discuss the attacks or his since he was first contacted by the FBI on upon the abovef it appears[:::::::::::]had e of AL AMIR's presence in Florida k 2001 or a dvance now 1e df e o th t e during the period r' tattacks er oris ' of 9/ll/2001. It also appears has cooperated with the FBI to date. L_1 Ihas agreed maintain to contact with the ORA. voluntarily surrendered both his and his wife's passports. resident aliens to become I land his and are wife are awaiting approval naturalized United permanent of their applications States citizens. Descriptive Data: Reference Name Last: First: Middle: Race: Sex: DOB: POE: DLN: DLN: PNO: PNO: SOC: Address es! House #: I Street Name: City: State: Phone #: P hone ' Phone #: , Philadelphia believesthe link between [::::::]eha is significant, and will conduct lo ical i inves iga ion todevelop information any aboutE%:::::::]pOSSible contact with Al Amir Atta!. Y 5 E A SE T _ A- Working Copy - Page COUNTERTERRORISM Set Lead AT WASHINGTON, DC Read and clear. 2: Adm! A TAMPA YA AT ORLANDO, FLORIDA F6 Read and clear. Set Lead 3: Adm! - NEW YORK AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK %%Q Read and clear. ACS REQ 11-24 03 QQQQQQ214 I 12