Smadi stood out because of his vehement intention to actually conduct terror attacks in the U. The investigation determined Smadi was not associated with other terrorist organizations. Throughout the investigation, undercover FBI agents repeatedly encouraged Smadi to reevaluate his interpretation of Jihad, counseling him that the obligations a Moslem has to perform Jihad can be satisfied in many ways.
Every time this interaction occurred, Smadi aggressively responded that he was going to commit significant, conspicuous acts of violence as his Jihad. In June , Smadi identified potential targets in the Dallas area; but in mid-July, he notified an undercover FBI agent that he had changed his mind regarding the targets.
A Wells Fargo Bank is located in that building. Smadi went into the building where he conducted his own reconnaissance. In late August , while meeting with one of the undercover FBI agents in Dallas, Smadi discussed the logistics and timing of the bombing, stating that he would have preferred to do the attack on "11 September," but decided to wait until after the month of Ramadan, which ended on September 20, At the conclusion of the meeting, Smadi decided that a vehicle borne improvised explosive device VBIED would be placed at the foundation of the Fountain Place office tower.
A federal complaint is a written statement of the essential facts of the offenses charged, and must be made under oath before a magistrate judge. A defendant is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, 19, will make his first appearance in U. Ramirez on Friday morning. Smadi was arrested near Fountain Place, a story glass office tower in downtown Dallas.
He is accused of placing an inactive bomb in the building's parking garage, investigators said. The FBI said Smadi believed the device, which was provided by an undercover agent, was a car bomb. Smadi is accused of targeting the Wells Fargo Bank offices in Fountain Place, which is located at Ross Avenue, according to an arrest affidavit.
Investigators said Smadi was in the country illegally and lived and worked in Italy, Texas, which is about 45 miles south of Dallas. The FBI said it believes it has a strong case against Smadi, but officials said the level of concern about him as a terrorist was relatively low. Federal officials said the case has no connection with the major terrorism investigation under way in Colorado and New York or the Thursday arrest of a man facing similar charges in Springfield, Ill.
Smadi had been the focus of an undercover FBI investigation and was under continuous surveillance since undercover agents said they discovered him in an online group of extremists. During those interactions, Smadi made clear his intentions of acting as a solider for Osama bin Laden and al Quaida in conducting a violent jihad, according to an arrest affidavit.
On July 16, he contacted one of the undercover FBI agents and said he changed his mind about the target, according to the document. Smadi allegedly decided the aiport was not a viable target because the security was too strong. Smadi then allegedly told the undercover agent he wanted to target a larger building containing the bank. God willing, the strike will be certain and strong. It will shake the currently weak economy in the state and the American nation because the bank is one of the largest banks in the city.
The bank's exterior is made of glass. Under the terms of the plea agreement, however, Smadi faces a sentence of 30 years in prison, if the Court accepts the plea. Judge Lynn set a sentencing date of August 20, Casey Jr.
According to documents filed, on September 24, , Smadi knowingly took possession of a truck that contained a weapon of mass destruction, specifically a destructive device or bomb. The truck with the bomb inside was a vehicle borne improvised explosive device.
Smadi believed that this was an active weapon of mass destruction, and while it was inert when Smadi took possession of it, it was a readily-convertible weapon of mass destruction.
Smadi knowingly drove the truck containing the bomb to Fountain Place, a story public office building located at Ross Avenue in Dallas, and parked it in the public parking garage under the building. After parking the truck, Smadi activated a timer connected to the device, locked the truck, and walked away. Smadi walked out of the parking garage, crossed the street and got into a car with an undercover law enforcement agent.
They drove a safe distance away and prepared to watch the explosion. Smadi, who believed the bomb would explode and cause extensive damage, used a cell phone to remotely activate the device.
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