Uzair Paracha
Uzair Paracha (born January 7, 1980)[1]is a Pakistani American convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda by a court in New York in 2005.[2] He is serving a 30 year prison sentence.[3]
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[edit] Early life
He is the son of Saifullah Paracha who is a citizen of Pakistan currently held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.[3] He was born in Pakistan on January 7, 1980.[1] His mother Farhat Paracha was a student of sociology at New York University. Paracha himself attended Rainbow Montessori school in Brooklyn when he was 3 years old.[1] As a teen he attended B. V. S. Parsi High School in Karachi.[1] Paracha subsequently obtained a degree in business administration from Institute of Business Administration, Karachi in 2002.[4]
[edit] Arrest and conviction
At the time of arrest in March 2003 he was a Permanent resident of United States.[5] He was initially held as a material witness in the investigation against al-Qaeda after the September 11 attacks. He was later charged with helping alleged al-Qaeda operative Majid Khan obtain legal status in U.S. fraudulently.[5] In November 2005 he was convicted of helping Khan.[2] In July 2006 he was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.[6] He is serving his sentence at ADX Florence.[7]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Rohde, David (18 August 2003). "Pakistani Detainee Enjoyed Deep U.S. Roots". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/18/international/asia/18STAN.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ a b "US convicts man of al-Qaeda plot". BBC. 24 November 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4465240.stm. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Dossier Shows Push for More Attacks After 9/11". The New York Times. 25 April 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/world/guantanamo-files-portrait-of-push-for-post-september-11-attacks.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Lawyer: Detained Pakistani to face terrorism charges". CNN. 6 August 2003. http://articles.cnn.com/2003-08-04/justice/alqaeda.suspect_1_qaeda-anthony-ricco-uzair-paracha?_s=PM:LAW. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Pakistani on US al-Qaeda charge". BBC. 8 August 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3136547.stm. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Schapiro, Rich (21 July 2006). "Man snuck in terrorist". New York Daily News. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2006-07-21/news/18352169_1_qaeda-plot-al-qaeda-uzair-paracha. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Inmate search: ADX Florence". http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=54896-054&x=57&y=18. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- PAKISTANI MAN CONVICTED OF PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL QAEDA SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON, USDOJ press release
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