Hassan Abujihaad

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Hassan Abu-Jihaad (born Paul R. Hall in 1976) is a former sailor in the United States Navy convicted of supporting terrorism.

A citizen of Phoenix, Arizona[1] [2] and a convert to Islam, Abujihaad has been convicted of disclosing the location of Navy ships and their weaknesses to someone suspected of financing terrorism [1]in April 2001 while serving as a naval signalman on board the USS Benfold. This was a few months after the USS Cole bombing which killed seventeen crew members.

Police arrested him in March 2007. He pled not guilty on 4 April, 2007. On 5 March, 2008 Abujihaad was convicted by a jury. Federal prosecutors said the 32-year-old sympathized with the enemy and admitted disclosing military intelligence.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Sailor jailed for supporting terrorism The Independent
  2. ^ a b Ex-Sailor Convicted in Terror Case Associated Press

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