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United States v. Samuel Salman El Reda

Status: Samuel Salman El Reda: Charged, December 20, 2023

District
Southern District of New York
Docket number
Not matched
Group named in DOJ releases
Hezbollah
Statutes
18 U.S.C. § 2; 18 U.S.C. § 2339B; 18 U.S.C. § 2339D
First DOJ release
December 20, 2023

Primary Sources

  1. Justice Department Announces Terrorism Charges Against High-Ranking Hezbollah Member Who Helped Plan 1994 Bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Office of Public Affairs, December 20, 2023
  2. U.S. Attorney Announces Terrorism Charges Against High-Ranking Hizballah Member Who Helped Plan 1994 Bombing In Buenos Aires, Argentina, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, December 20, 2023

Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).

Samuel Salman El Reda

Status
Charged (DOJ release, December 20, 2023)
From the DOJ release:
EL REDA is charged with, among other offenses, conspiring to provide and providing material support to Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Age
58 (per DOJ release of December 20, 2023)
Charges as described by DOJ
providing and conspiring to provide material support to Hezbollah and aiding and abetting and conspiring to receive military-type training from a designated foreign terrorist organization
Charging statutes
18 U.S.C. § 2339B; 18 U.S.C. § 2339D; 18 U.S.C. § 2
Charged or arrested
December 20, 2023
Custody
DOJ describes the defendant as at large

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Samuel Salman El Reda," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-reda-2023/