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The '''Detroit Sleeper Cell''' is a group of young men of [[Middle East|middle-eastern]] descent, who the [[United States Department of Justice]] believed were plotting an attack on [[Disneyland]]. The members of the alleged cell were [[Farouk Ali-Haimoud]], [[Ahmed Hannan]], [[Karim Koubriti]], and [[Abdel Ilah Elmardoudi]].

== Trial ==

While on a trip to disneyland, the four men recorded a home video. The Justice Department believed that this recording was [[reconnaissance]] for a future terror attack. This video combined with the testimony of self-described con-artist Youssef Hmimssa, and what the defense called doodles in a day planner, but the prosecution called terror plans, led to the conviction of Koubriti and Elmardoudi.

The prosecution claimed the five were "[[Takfiris]]" -- followers of a radical [[Islam]]ic sect that allowed [[jihadist]]s to drink alcohol, use narcotics, and refrain from praying, in order to blend in to Western societies, so they could mount clandestine attack on them.{{ref|Findlaw}}

[[Youssef Hmimssa]], who plead guilty to multiple charges of credit card fraud and identity theft, agreed to testify against the four men, in a deal that would allow him to consolidate his other charges, and avoid further charges, reducing his sentence to between 37 and 46 months in prison.

== Post Trial ==

Later the conviction of the two men was overturned by information indicating the prosecution had withheld importand information from the defense.

==See also==

*[[Buffalo Six]]

*[[Saad Madai Saad al-Azmi]] -- Guantanamo detainee also accused of being a Takfiri

==External links==

* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/19/AR2005111900952.html Detroit 'Sleeper Cell' Prosecutor Faces Probe], ''[[washingtonpost.com]]'', [[November 20]], [[2005]]

* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,87251,00.html Prosecutor: Detroit Terror Cell Used Secret Code], ''[[FOX News]]'', [[May 19]], [[2003]]

* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-09-01-terror-doj_x.htm Judge throws out terror convictions], ''[[USA Today]]'', [[September 2nd]], [[2004]]

* [http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/jun2003/detr-j07.shtml Split verdict in Detroit terror trial exposes government frame-up], ''[[World Socialist Web Site]]'', [[June 7th]], [[2003]]

* [http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=4801 Cell phony - Government’s star witness says he’s a scam artist, not a terrorist.], ''[[metrotimes]]'', [[April 16th]]. [[2003]]

==References==

# {{note|Findlaw}} [http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/terrorism/uskoubriti82802ind.pdf USA v. Karim Kobrouti et al.], ''[[Findlaw]]''

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