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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.

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[[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==