(San Antonio Express-News) A San Antonio man has been arrested on charges that he conspired to fund terrorism in Syria.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force took Imad Eddin Wadi, 64, into custody on Tuesday, as part of an investigation targeting activity between March 2017 and June 2019, court records show. He was ordered held without bond pending a detention hearing within the next two weeks.
A federal grand jury indicted Wadi with conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure people and damage property in another country. He is also charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization.
The indictment, unsealed Tuesday, said Wadi and another suspect in Colombia had discussions — witnessed by a confidential human source and an undercover law enforcement officer — about plans to find a wealthy investor to fund an export business Wadi runs in San Antonio.
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