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'''Eyad Ismoil''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: اياد اسماعيل), also transliterated as '''Eyad Ismail''',<ref name="uscoa">{{cite court | litigants = United States v. Salameh |vol=Docket Nos. 98-1041, 98-1197, 98-1355, 99-1544, 99-1554 | court = [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] | date = [[April 4]], [[2005]] |url = http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/2nd/981041P.pdf}}</ref> (born circa [[1971]]) is a [[Jordan]]ian citizen who, for his role in the 1993 [[World Trade Center bombing]], was convicted by the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] of conspiracy in 1997. |
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==Early life== |
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Born in [[Kuwait]], Ismoil attended [[high school]] in [[Jordan]]. He entered the [[United States]] in 1989 on a [[student visa]] to study engineering at [[Wichita State University]].<ref name="cnn1">{{cite web | url = http://www.cnn.com/US/9804/03/wtc.bombing/ | title = Last World Trade Center bombing conspirator sentenced — Eyad Ismoil gets 240 years, $10 million fine | accessdate = 2007-05-21 | date = [[April 3]], [[1998]] | publisher = [[CNN]]}}</ref> Ismoil overstayed his visa<ref name="cis1">{{cite news | last = Suhler | first = Jayne Noble | coauthors = Timms, Ed | title = Security worries putting spotlight on student visas | url = http://www.cis.org/articles/Katz/katz1999.html | work = = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | date = [[September 20]], [[1998]] | accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref><ref name="cis2">{{cite news | last = Suhler | first = Jayne Noble | coauthors = Timms, Ed | title = Cases highlight flaws in federal visa system | url = http://www.cis.org/articles/Katz/katz1999.html | work = = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | date = [[November 8]], [[1998]] | accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref> and moved to [[Dallas, TX|Dallas]], [[Texas]]. In December 1992, he was contacted by [[Ramzi Ahmed Yousef]], with whom he re-located to [[New York City]] on [[February 22]], [[1993]] to begin preparing for the attack.<ref name="uscoa"/> |
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==World Trade Center bombing== |
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'''Eyad Ismail''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: اياد اسماعيل) is a convicted terrorist who was accused of conspiring the 1993 [[World Trade Center bombing]]. His suspected role in the in the attack was the driver of the bomb laden truck. |
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On [[February 26]], [[1993]], Ismoil, accompanied by Yousef, drove a bomb-laden van into the parking garage below the [[World Trade Center]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York]]. The van exploded at 12:18 p.m., killing six people, causing numerous injuries, and an estimated five hundred million dollars worth of damage to the WTC.<ref name="uscoa"/> Ismoil fled the United States that night,<ref name="freeh">{{cite web | url = http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1996_hr/s960312f.htm | title = Statement before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Foreign Operations | accessdate = 2007-05-21 | last = Freeh | first = Louis J. | authorlink = Louis Freeh | date = [[March 12]], [[1996]]}}</ref> as did Yousef, on a separate flight.<ref name="cnn2">{{cite news | title = World Trade Center trial delayed | url = http://www.cnn.com/US/9708/03/wtc.trial.advancer/ | publisher = [[CNN]] | date = [[August 4]], [[1997]] | accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref> |
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In August 1995, Ismoil was captured by Jordanian authorities in [[Amman]] and [[extradition|extradited]] to the [[United States]] to stand trial in New York for his role in the bombing. |
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In August 1995, he was extradited from [[Jordan]] to the [[United States]]. On November 12, 1997, he and [[Ramzi Ahmed Yousef]] were found guilty of conspiracy. On April 3, 1998, Ismail was sentenced to 240 years in prison with no chance for parole. He is serving his sentence in [[ADX Florence]], the Federal ADX [[Supermax prison]] in [[Florence, Colorado]]. |
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According to Ismoil's attorney, Louis Aidala, Ismoil was tricked into cooperating with the others, and had in fact loaded the explosives into the van, thinking they were cleaning supplies. However, prosecutor David Kelly noted the fingerprints of both men which had been found in a [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] apartment where the bomb had been manufactured, telephone records, and [[automatic teller machine]] surveillance videos linking both Ismoil and Yousef to the purchase of chemicals used to create explosives.<ref name="cnn3">{{cite news | title = Bombing suspect 'no mental giant,' his lawyer says | url = http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/04/wtc.trial/ | publisher = [[CNN]] | date = [[November 4]], [[1997]] | accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref> |
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On [[November 12]], [[1997]], Ismoil, Yousef, and several other co-defendants were found guilty of conspiracy.<ref name="cnn1"/> |
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On [[April 3]], [[1998]], Ismoil was sentenced to 240 years in prison, fined $250,000, and ordered to pay $10,000,000 in restitution. Throughout the trial, Ismoil continued to maintain his innocence, saying: |
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<blockquote style="font-style:italic;">"Jail me and you will add one number to the wrong list. But don't think that you will ever rest because tyrants always end up in trouble."<ref name="cnn1"/></blockquote> |
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Ismoil is currently imprisoned at [[ADX Florence]], the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum ([[ADMAX]]) Facility in [[Florence, Colorado]] (inmate no. 37802-054). His secheduled date of release is [[August 30]], [[2204]].<ref name="fbop">{{cite web | url = http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=37802-054 | title = Inmate Locator | accessdate = 2007-05-21 | publisher = U.S. [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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*[http://www.tkb.org/documents/Cases/93-CR-180-ALL_Docket.pdf Full text of ''United States v. Salameh, et. al.''] (33.6 MB) |
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*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/profiles/eyad_ismoil.htm Global Security.org] |
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Revision as of 06:52, 21 May 2007
Eyad Ismoil (Arabic: اياد اسماعيل), also transliterated as Eyad Ismail,[1] (born circa 1971) is a Jordanian citizen who, for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, was convicted by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York of conspiracy in 1997.
Early life
Born in Kuwait, Ismoil attended high school in Jordan. He entered the United States in 1989 on a student visa to study engineering at Wichita State University.[2] Ismoil overstayed his visa[3][4] and moved to Dallas, Texas. In December 1992, he was contacted by Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, with whom he re-located to New York City on February 22, 1993 to begin preparing for the attack.[1]
World Trade Center bombing
On February 26, 1993, Ismoil, accompanied by Yousef, drove a bomb-laden van into the parking garage below the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York. The van exploded at 12:18 p.m., killing six people, causing numerous injuries, and an estimated five hundred million dollars worth of damage to the WTC.[1] Ismoil fled the United States that night,[5] as did Yousef, on a separate flight.[6]
In August 1995, Ismoil was captured by Jordanian authorities in Amman and extradited to the United States to stand trial in New York for his role in the bombing.
According to Ismoil's attorney, Louis Aidala, Ismoil was tricked into cooperating with the others, and had in fact loaded the explosives into the van, thinking they were cleaning supplies. However, prosecutor David Kelly noted the fingerprints of both men which had been found in a Jersey City, New Jersey apartment where the bomb had been manufactured, telephone records, and automatic teller machine surveillance videos linking both Ismoil and Yousef to the purchase of chemicals used to create explosives.[7]
On November 12, 1997, Ismoil, Yousef, and several other co-defendants were found guilty of conspiracy.[2]
On April 3, 1998, Ismoil was sentenced to 240 years in prison, fined $250,000, and ordered to pay $10,000,000 in restitution. Throughout the trial, Ismoil continued to maintain his innocence, saying:
"Jail me and you will add one number to the wrong list. But don't think that you will ever rest because tyrants always end up in trouble."[2]
Ismoil is currently imprisoned at ADX Florence, the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum (ADMAX) Facility in Florence, Colorado (inmate no. 37802-054). His secheduled date of release is August 30, 2204.[8]
Notes
- ^ a b c United States v. Salameh, Docket Nos. 98-1041, 98-1197, 98-1355, 99-1544, 99-1554 (United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit April 4, 2005).
- ^ a b c "Last World Trade Center bombing conspirator sentenced — Eyad Ismoil gets 240 years, $10 million fine". CNN. April 3, 1998. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Suhler, Jayne Noble (September 20, 1998). "Security worries putting spotlight on student visas". = The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Suhler, Jayne Noble (November 8, 1998). "Cases highlight flaws in federal visa system". = The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Freeh, Louis J. (March 12, 1996). "Statement before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Foreign Operations". Retrieved 2007-05-21.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "World Trade Center trial delayed". CNN. August 4, 1997. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bombing suspect 'no mental giant,' his lawyer says". CNN. November 4, 1997. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Inmate Locator". U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
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