Abdel-Ilah Elmardoudi

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Charge:	"Terrorism (providing material support, e.g, 10 U.S.C. § 950t(25))"
Sentence:	Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing
Years Imprisoned:	3
Year Crime:	2001
Year Convicted:	2003
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Michigan - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Wayne
City of Crime:	Detroit
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	Abdel-Ilah Elmardoudi was a co-defendant of Karim Koubriti and Ahmed Hannan. Both men wrongly convicted in 2003 of providing material support for terrorism. Convictions vacated in 2004 after concealed prosecution documents proved that the case against the men had been fabricated by the prosecution. Also convicted of document fraud along with Koubriti and additional co-defendant Ahmed Hannan - who was acquitted of the terrorism charge. All the convictions were vacated in September 2004.
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecutorial misconduct of concealing exculpatory documents and perjury by prosecution experts as to what several crude drawings were intended to depict.
Innocence Proved By:	Conviction vacated by trial judge prior to sentencing after prosecution misconduct was disclosed.
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Convictions Tossed For 2 Men Convicted in 2003 As Terrorists, Hans Sherrer, Justice Denied magazine, Issue 27, Winter 2007, p. 7."
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Information Source 2:	"Federal judge dismisses terrorism charges against two men in Detroit, Associated Press, Detroit Free Press, September 2, 2004."
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Abdel-Ilah Elmardoudi

Charge:

"Terrorism (providing material support, e.g, 10 U.S.C. § 950t(25))"

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

3

Year Crime:

2001

Year Convicted:

2003

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Michigan - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Wayne

City of Crime:

Detroit

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutorial misconduct of concealing exculpatory documents and perjury by prosecution experts as to what several crude drawings were intended to depict.

Innocence Proved By:

Conviction vacated by trial judge prior to sentencing after prosecution misconduct was disclosed.

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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"Convictions Tossed For 2 Men Convicted in 2003 As Terrorists, Hans Sherrer, Justice Denied magazine, Issue 27, Winter 2007, p. 7."

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"Federal judge dismisses terrorism charges against two men in Detroit, Associated Press, Detroit Free Press, September 2, 2004."

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http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw103661_20040902.htm

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