Inside ICE: Volume 3, Issue 5

FPS Plays Vital Role at N.Y. Terrorist Trial

ALBANY, N.Y. — ICE’s Federal Protective Service (FPS) provided significant law enforcement and security support during the highly publicized trial of two Albany, N.Y. men charged with money laundering for terrorist purposes.

The FPS Command Bus provided on-site command, control and communications, and the physical and visual impression the bus created contributed to the overall security of the operations.

An initial deployment of FPS’ newly created bicycle unit was also highly successful, allowing mobile response and security checks of adjacent pedestrian walkways, bridges, and two large multilevel parking facilities.

Yassin Aref, an imam at the Masjid As-Salam mosque in Albany, and Mohammed Hossain, a local business owner in the area, were tried at the U.S. District Court in Albany. The proceedings lasted almost a month and ended October 10.

Aref was convicted on 10 counts and Hossain was convicted on all 27 counts of his indictment. Sentencing of the two men is scheduled for February 12, 2007.

Both individuals had been arrested in August 2004 and were charged with money laundering and providing material support to terrorists. During an undercover operation, both defendants allegedly laundered money in a plot to transfer a surface-to-air missile to a terrorist organization. The missile was to be used in an attack on New York City.

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