UPDATE - US Gov’t Employee Arrested on Charges of Attempting to Support Houthis - Justice Dept

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2026-10-02

(Adds details in para 3) MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a US Department of Energy employee on charges of attempting to provide material support to the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, the US Justice Department said. "Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, a resident of Richland, Washington, was arrested this morning and charged with attempting to provide material support or res......

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