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Enaam M. Arnaout

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2000s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
19 Years 11 Months 25 Days
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Biography

Enaam M. Arnaout, an Illinois man believed to have had connections to Osama bin Laden, ran a charity that the government alleged was a source of terrorist financing.

Case characteristics: FISA surveillance. Organization referenced in charging documents: Al Qaeda.

Case data and description from The Intercept's Trial and Terror project (Trevor Aaronson and Margot Williams), licensed CC BY-NC. Source: https://github.com/theintercept/trial-and-terror-data

Case

Chicago RRM
Charges: criminal conspiracy; racketeering; material support; financial violations
Sentenced: Feb 15, 2006
Incarcerated: Feb 15, 2006
Released: Feb 9, 2026
Sentence: 10 Years Verdict as recorded: Yes — federal conviction; sentenced to 10 Years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Illinois