Hamas
United States v. Abdel Adhami and 3 others
Status: Abdel Adhami: Charged, October 2, 2026; Omar Adhami: Charged, October 2, 2026; Raed Yousef: Charged, October 2, 2026; Saleem Alzaq: Charged, October 2, 2026
- District
- Eastern District of Louisiana
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- Hamas
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- October 2, 2026
Primary Sources
- Coordinated Arrests and Charges Dismantle Hamas Terror Finance Network Raising Funds from the United States, Office of Public Affairs, October 2, 2026 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana) (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida) (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York)
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Abdel Adhami
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, October 2, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
“Omar Adhami and Abdel Adhami are accused of providing Alzaq with resources intended to fund Hamas’ relentless reign of terror.
- Age
- 35 (per DOJ release of October 2, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- providing material support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, conspiracy to provide material support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiring to commit money laundering
- Charged or arrested
- October 2, 2026
Omar Adhami
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, October 2, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
“Omar Adhami and Abdel Adhami are accused of providing Alzaq with resources intended to fund Hamas’ relentless reign of terror.
- Age
- 33 (per DOJ release of October 2, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- providing material support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, conspiracy to provide material support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiring to commit money laundering
- Charged or arrested
- October 2, 2026
Raed Yousef
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, October 2, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
The YOUSEF case is being handled by the National Security and International Narcotics Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.
- Age
- 56 (per DOJ release of October 2, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, providing funds, goods, and services to a specially designated terrorist, attempting to provide funds, goods, and services to a specially designated terrorist, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, and passport fraud
- Charged or arrested
- October 2, 2026
Saleem Alzaq
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, October 2, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
In a coordinated law enforcement operation in France, three of ALZAQ’s associates, FAOUZI BARIKA, AMEL OUALID, and NORDINE BARIKA, were arrested by the French General Directorate for Internal Security.
- Age
- 45 (per DOJ release of October 2, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- conspiring to provide material support to Hamas, conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, conspiring to commit money laundering, and conspiring to defraud the United States
- Charged or arrested
- October 2, 2026
- Custody
- DOJ describes the defendant as at large
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Abdel Adhami and 3 others," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-adhami-2026/