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H
IN THE

UNITED

STATES

EASTERN

DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

DISTRICT OF

MAY112016

VIRGINIA

Alexandria Division

UNITED

STATES OF

AMERICA
UNDER

SEAL

V.

CaseNo. l:16-mj-213-JFA
MOHAMAD JAMAL

KHWEIS,

Defendant.

AFFIDAVIT IN

SUPPORTOF

CRIMINAL

COMPLAINT AND

ARREST

WARRANT

I,VictoriaI.Martinez,SpecialAgentwiththeFederalBureauofInvestigation,
being
dulysworn,deposeandstateas
follows:
INTRODUCTION AND

1.

CHARGE

IseekacriminalcomplaintchargingMOHAMADJAMALKHWEISwith

providing,
andconspiring
toprovide,
material
support
and
resources
toadesignated
foreign
terrorist
organization,
inviolationofTitle18,United
States
Code,Section
2339
B. Between
on
oraboutDecember2015,andcontinuingthereafteruptoandincludingMarch
14,2016,in
offensescommittedoutside
ofthejurisdictionofanyparticularStateordistrictoftheUnited
States,thedefendant
MOHAMAD JAMALKHWEIS, aUnitedStatescitizenwholastresidedin

Alexandria
(Fairfax
County),
Virginia,andwhoisexpected
tobefirst
brought
toandfound
in
theEasternDistrictof
Virginia,andotherspresently
unknowntoyouraffiant,
didknowingly
and

unlawfully
provide,
andconspire
toprovide,
material
support
andresources,
asthatterm
is
definedinTitle
18,

UnitedStatesCode,Section2339A(b),namely,personnel(including

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toworkunderthedirectionandcontrol
oftheorganization.

Amongotherthings,thedefendant
performed tasksasrequiredwhilelivingat
ISIL-controlled

facilitiesinSyriaandIraq,answered
"yes" whenaskedbyISILifhewouldbeasuicidebomber,
andunderwentISIL-directed

religioustrainingfornearlyamonthin
preparationforhisservice

to ISIL.

29.

Accordingly,

thereisprobablecausetobelievethatbetween
December
2015
, and

continuingthereafteruptoandincludingMarch
14,2016,

thedefendantMOHAMADJAMAL

KHWEIS,andotherspresentlyunknowntoyouraffiant,knowinglyandunlawfullyprovided

andconspiredtoprovide,materialsupportandresourcestoaforeignterroristorganization
namelytheIslamicStateofIraqandthe
Levant, knowingthattheorganizationwasa
designated

terroristorganization,andknowingthattheorganizationhadengagedinandwasengaging
terroristactivity.

VictoriaI, Martinez,Special
Federal Bureau

Subscribedand swornto beforeme

onMayH,2016,
atAlexandria,
Virginia.
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ofInvestismon