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Arrested
  
September 28, 2011

Name
  
Rezwan Ferdaus

Status
  
Incarcerated

Citizenship
  
United States


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Parents
  
Anamaria Ferdaus, Showket Ferdaus

Education
  
Northeastern University

Rezwan Ferdaus (born 1985) is a United States citizen of Bangladeshi descent who is serving a federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to terrorism charges in 2012.

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Biography

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Ferdaus was born and raised in Ashland, Massachusetts. He had two previous arrests, one for a high school prank during which he and other students poured cement on in front of the school doors, and the other for marijuana possession. He is a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Ferdaus played the drums for a local band and was known as "Bollywood" by fellow band members and fans. Ferdaus studied physics at Northeastern University in Boston.

Arrest

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Ferdaus was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on September 28, 2011, for plotting to attack The Pentagon and the United States Capitol Building with remote-controlled model aircraft packed with C-4 explosives. He was also charged with supporting Al-Qaeda by plotting attacks on American soldiers abroad and making detonators for improvised explosive devices.

Guilty plea and sentencing

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On July 20, 2012, Ferdaus pleaded guilty to the following charges in Federal District Court in Boston, Massachusetts:

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  • Conspiracy to destroy national defense premises
  • Conspiracy to damage and destroy buildings owned by the U.S. government
  • Conspiracy to provide material support and resources to Al-Qaeda.

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    Prosecutors and Ferdaus's defense attorneys agreed to recommend a 17-year sentence. On November 1, 2012, Judge Richard Stearns sentenced Ferdaus to 17 years in federal prison.

    Ferdaus is incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Marion, a medium-security facility in Illinois, and is scheduled for release in 2026.

    References

    Rezwan Ferdaus Wikipedia