India-born American sentenced to 15 years for helping Al Qaeda

India-born US citizen Ahmed Kauser Mohammed has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by a US court for providing thousands of dollars in material support to Al Qaeda and other terrorist organisations.

Mohammed, 31, a resident of Saudi Arabia had pled guilty to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to provide money and recruits to al Qaeda, AI Nusrah Front in Syria, and Al Shabaab in Somalia. 

According to charges, Mohammed sent a series of wire transfers to co-conspirator Mohamed Hussein Said for the purpose of supporting Al-Shabaab, and to an individual whom he believed was a terrorist fundraiser, recruiter, and supplier for the purpose of supporting al Qaeda and Al Nusrah Front, the Justice Department said. In addition, Mohammed agreed to support al Qaeda and Al Nusrah Front by recruiting individuals to fight in the conflict in Syria.

Mohammed earmarked certain of his financial contributions for the purpose of buying weapons and funding attacks on United States citizens or the United Nations, the Department of Justice said.