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In the Metter of the Search of. CI.ERI<. u.s. DISTRICT COURT

"L~XANOAIA VIRGINIA.

A PALLET OF DOCUMENTS 1N 1'H.lt ;DRIVEWAY AT 451>2 WHISTLER COURT, ANNANDALE, VIRGINIA

SEAEtCH W ARRANr CAse NUM8E~·/ ~. t:'-tIY(CI2...~ if

COpy TO: Shaw S. DIM'Oude and any Authorized OffiO$( of the United States

Affidavlt(s) having been made before me : by_ Sped!l Agent Shaw~ S. Pevt'O,w.." FB! who has re;\son to IIAI\<I~I

beli~ve tMt Cl on the person of or ~ on the pl'!iltnfses known as (IT:ImIl. des~ GJll:liIIl t~nQ1\'

3n $m:It.u;l11al·si%e p:ulet, approxXmlltely tell fe~t by fo~r:rcet, with what 3:ppear to be boxed documen.t: OJ1 it {CJr:IJ;:feet high. in th~ driveway oftbe 4502 W'Mstltn' Courtrel9idenc~ during the executlcim of the Sl!.!In:ll ollAu~$t21, 2004. wrapped In ptlilltilJ but expcB~c1 to the Btew~ . .Appr~tcly half of'thc bQ)\e~ wCX'C tanCWCid. f9t' 311fcgQIlCdfng on AugUl$l2l::!t, IUId lIQW 1m!! klCJted In a truclc: ill F.BI I;ustody.

In the Easte:rD! District of V\nipi! there is now conceal~d a certain person or property, namely (1IIi~ tla "'noDI! or J!fI¥I'!1Yl evidence, fruit!; and instl'un1ental!t1es of the ptOvi/Oion dfrnaterial S'Clpport to fors:ign telTOris~ orglmi.2;:atiotlS, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 233:8. as more fully de&cribed in ArtacJmwnt D to this W3T1'2nt_

t am ~ti~dicd. that the 4rocill"i~s} and any X'Ccorded t~lii~l!,lr,y tl3wbli,b probable cause tQ believe ~hllt thl: perso,tl. or property so ClelWpbed is J10W c:oneclllcd. on the ?erson or premises above"aes~ed :md establilin, grounds fat the ~ssuaDCIl! ofllm waWlnt.

YOU ARE HBUBY COM'MA,NDEl) to se~b on Ot before 10 days from the date this Is $il1l~ 2Y J2SManirt[IIkJudJ!! Jones . n"le

(not 10 excec:d 10 dl1Ys) thE! perso~ or place named a~ove fot'the person or "Pf01'et"ty sp~c;:ifie<i~ serl'ing ~bjs wamllt and making the ~ellAcb (in the daytime n 6:00 A.M. ito ] 0:00 P.M.) (tt'" bX\)I time i!l. the-. #)1 Of Itlp).t ItS i m.d Ie!l!Qwtble eaGle: hn-bec21 e3taolished) and if th~ person or property be foul'ld thel'e to lIeizo SAnle, leaving a copy of this wan-aTlt Bntl ,.~r,l':jpt for the pette~ or l'ropl!\'ty t:lkol1, and p!""p3r~ Q .....,.ilten ill'Yt;l1to.ty of' ~he pCl'30n Qr prOpCf\y seized IlId promptly return this warranf; to, Thomas Rawles .Toql:s.. Jr. United St~~.~ Magi!?ti'-Atlj Judge as roqui~ed by law. U,S.I.d", .. ~,",r"'~·

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT .FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Alexandria DiVision

~ TH.'B MATI'BR OF A SEARCH OF APALLB'l' OF-:90Cl.JMBN'rS IN THE DlUVEWAY AT 450;2 wmSTL:ER COURT~ ANNANDALE, VIR.GlNIA

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AFFJpA VIr IN SmORT OF APPLICATION FOR SEARCH W.ARRANJ;

I, SIlA WN S. DEVROUDE, being duly.sworn.. depose and stub, as follows:

1. I was the affiant for the attached affidavit in support of an 6lpplit:ation for the issuance

of a warrant issued this past S:a:turoay mOrning, in Misc. No .. 1:04 MG 2.8S~ for the search ofthe

residen.Q(; at 4502 Whistle'[' Court in Anne.ndalc, Vlrginia, and I incorpotatc that atteehcd aftida.vit

by refeT.'ence here. l Md oth~ law t!!llfo:rcem.ent agents exeet.rted that 8~ on SatJ.trc1ay mmnioe,

Au.eust 21 st.

2. This affidavit is m support of an appJjcation for a wammt to sear.cl1 the contents of

boxes on an industrial-si~e pallet, approximately ten f~t by fuur feet, with what appesr to be

boxed documents on it approximately four feet bight that I found in the driveway of the 4502

'Whistler Court reaidence during the exeoution of the search on August 21st The pallet of 'What

appears to be doouments was located in the driveway of the residence. wtapl'ed in plastio but

exposed to the elements. I and otber FBI agents did not search the boo:es of docmnents because

fue pallet was outside the house and thereby perhaps not covered by thl~:Search warrant. We

removed approximately half of the boxes ftom the pallet and put tb.em in. e. truck. m FBI custody

to safeguard them in FBI eustody until we could apply {OJ; anothe.r wanant 11,) ~ruch iht:lo.. This

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pallet, including both the ones still o~ the pallet in the driveway and those presimtly in the wok

in FBI custody that we rexnoved &om the pallet·to safeguatd while obtaining a warrant. The fact.s

set forth in this affidavit, in co~unetion 'With the filets set fol1h in my earlier uffidavit (attached)~

sbow probal;lle cause that items described:in Attaclmlent "D" of my earlieraffldaVit(and

inOOIpo;c'tl.ted herein) will be found at that location.

3. During the execution ofthe search wmrurt on Au.gust 21st, I ~d my fellow agents

found. throughout the hou.se many boxes of documents reganiing Hamas and related

organizations. I describe here only a small portion. of thO!1le material~, in part because we have

not had time to examine most of the documents in detail or translate tbem in :tWl:

a. SEE SEALED ANNEX

b. A Handbook of the Muslim Brotberhoodts charter, including conditions~ salary brackets, various positions' descriptions, etc.; a recruitment guitdeJir1.e for Moslem Brothorhood outlining the suitable types of individl.1als who would. be suitable as leaders; aDd a description of the activities oftbe AlgeriaJ'l oftice oftlle Mualim Brolhl:l'hood. Th~ Muslim Brotherhood is an extremist organization harmed in variQus parts of the Arab worlc1 for its 'USe of tenonsm.. The Palest:inian terrorist group, Hamlle, x& ideologically related to the Muslim Brotherhood.

c. Copjes of various comnnmiques from Hames with mgr.mnaes of members of the Barnas leadership. as well as Hamas postel's, and many photogl"3?:hs ofwp H~ lea.ders, past and present, sueh as Sheikh Yassin.

d. Originals and copies of various writings ofHamas leader Mmook, and of ¥ouse;a"Saleh, an individual who, before leav.in.g the United St:.tt~s.t 'i\lSed to run the operations o;fUASR., an QTganization;in Non.b.em Vitjinia aWl;iated witb Mamas and Marzook.

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e. Various information coneerning Libya, Abdutabm3ll Allamoudi, and the American Muslim Council. Alamoudi recently pled guilty in tUis Court to accepting Libyan money to fund the assassination of the ruler of Saudi ,Ata:bi~ as well as to procuring hls naturalization by fraud. for concealing his afliliations with Marzook and UASR on his citizenship application.

4, From the accution oftbe search WatnmL OIl SHturday~ I saw that E.lharaooe's house

'Wag full of dOQUm,c.:nts. It appeared to m~ that the pallet of documents in the: drivc:way had bocn

delivered to Elbarasse's house but stored outside becanse there was iT.1snfficient rooJD. yet elearnd

for them inside. It appeared.to me that the documents had been deliv-ered from UASR, 1 believe

that the documents stored in boxes on that pallet are as relevant as those I found in EIbarasse's

house to investigations regarding the ties of BIbarasse and others to Hamas and related

organizations.

5. On thE! basis oftbe foregoing, there is probable cause that Ismail ElbBtasse stmed

recorda in boxes on an in,dusttial-size pallet, approximately ten feet by fbul' feet, with what

appear to be boxed documents on it appmximately ;(1)ur feet high, wrapped 7.n plastic but exposed

to the elements, that I found in th0 driveway oftb,e 4502 Whistler Court .residence during the

exeoution of the search on August 21st. Accordingly, there is probable: cam~e to believe that

¢'Videnee ofviol/!,tioru! of 18 U.S.C. § ;(!339B, as dos<ltibcd in AttncbmcIlt D ~o my ~a:rlic::J:'

(attached) atadavit, 'Will be fO\1nd 'Within those boxes.

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WHER.!!.PORE, YOm: affiant prays that a search warrant be issued pursuant to Rule 41 of

the Fcdexal :Rules of Criminal. Procedure.

roRTIIDR nus AFFIANT SAYETH NOT.

SUbscrlbed to and sworn before me this 23rd day of August 2004.

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~ AUG 232004 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Alexandria Division ClERK. U.S. DISTRICT couRt' ALEAANORIA VIRGINtA

IN RB THJ:: SJjAR,CH OF:

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Case No.! (~ v£f I J~ I OBPER TO SEM

The UNITED STATES, purs~ant to Local Rule 49(B) of the i,oeal CriIninal Rules for the

tTnit~d States District Court for the ~tem District of Virginia, having moved to seal the Sealed I

Annex to Search Warrant Affidavit, ti.e Motion to Seal, and proposed Order:- in this matter; and I I a.nn..Q)C

The COURT, having found th~t revealing the JOQ1tMtjai sought to be sealed would i

jeopardize an ongoin~ criminal invesclgation; and that this is the leastl"errtrictiv~ alternative that

will serve the government's legitimatl interest in con,eluding the lnvestigatif.m; a:nd finding that

this legitimate government interest Oll eighS at this time any interest in the disclosUl'e of the

mat~l'ia1; it is hereby

O:RDEREP, ADruDGED, an DBCREED that, t;hc ScAler;! Am~c:" to Soat'oh Wm::l'ant

Affidavi.....",U.»;';,5 q ",.III;~. seAl.d untillhe Uoile<! Stat .. XU"" .. to _001. Th. ~ United States is authorized to leave a cbl'Y oftha search warrant with Attachment A a.t the

location to be searChed~ I I I

~ I ~~JUdge Date: ;. ~! MfJ r I

Ale 'a, Vi~a

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1.UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUR'r

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, f u IL IE

~ AUS 23 aJ)I

Alexandria Division CLERK, U.S. DrSTRICT COURT AL!XANDRIA. VIFl~INIA

IN RS THE SEARCH. OF: ) l :::~:~:~~ ~~7 COpy GOVERNMENT"S MOTION TO SEAL SEARCH WARRANT

PURSUANT TO LQCAL.RULE..4Q(B)

The United States~ by and through undersigned cOlI1l!ei, pursuant to Local Rule 49(B) of

the LQcal Criminal Rules for the United. States District Court for the Eastenl District of Vix"ginia,

asks for an Order to Seal The Sealed Alma to Search Wa:rmnt Affidavit,. toftether with. this

Motion to Seal and proposed Order~ unti1 the United States makes a mCltion to unseal.

l. UASONS FOR SEALING (Local Rule 49(B)(1»)

1. The Washington Metropolitan Field. Office of the FBI is cono.uding an

investigation into violations of Title 18, Uoited States Code, Section 233!iB~ material support to

foreign terrorist organizations.

2. The Sealed Annex to Search Wmant Affidavit contains iif. des<1ription of

documents seized during the execution of a prior search wamant in this in.vef;ligatlon. Premature

mv~gQ.tion as it ~lates to activities in Scudi Arnbi~ nnd might d.ert indlvidWllG in thnt c;ountry

as to the nature and scope of the inv~tisation.

3. Sealing only paragraph 3(a) is the least restrictive means .:)fproteetin2 th~

investigation.

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n. REFERENCES TO GOVERNlNG CASE LAW (Local Rule 49(.6)(2»)

4. The Court has the inherent power 10 seal affidavits in. suppoJ't of search wamnts

to protect an ongoing investigation. See Ynited States v, Wua~~ 683 F .2d 1343, 1351 (11th

._ qr~198Z); State gfAriZQMv",-Manenny.572F;2d761; 76S(9tb Cii;:-HH32'j; -TJmesMiITo~ ­

Companyz. United States~ 873 F,2d 1210 (9111 Cir. 1989); ~~ Shea v. Gam§)" 520 F.2d 879

(1~· C:1r. 1975); Umted States v, Hubb,aui 650 F,2d 293 (D.C. Cir. 1980); An re Braughton.. 520

F.2d 765, 766 (9111 CU:". 1975). "'The trial oourt has supervisory power over its O'WIl records and

nuLy, in its discretio~ seal documents if'the public's right of access is outWeIghed by competing

inLaesla," bue$night.Zub .. Cg:J 743-F.2d 231, 235 (4~ CU-. 1984). Sealing search waaants and

thoir accompanying affidavits and application is appropriate wh.ctc thcr:; :is a substantial

probabUity that release of the sealed documents would compromise the gtwemmmt's on-going

Qlmu, 855 F.2d 569,574 (8&11 Cir. 1988); Ma.tt;rofEye Care Phvsieia,m ofAmerica, 100 F.3d

514, SIS (7!1t err. 1996); Matter of;flowex:MationofKansas. Inc., 789 F.Su-pp. 366 (D. Kan.

1992).

W. PERIOD OF tIME GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO BA VE MATTER REMAIN UNDER SEAL (LoCal Rule 49{J3)(3»

5. Pursuant to Local Rule 49(8)(3), the search warrant and tlle aW.davit will remain

:scaled until the United -States moves to U1'ltieal the search wa:n-ant and affidavit,

lea:ve a COl'Y nf the !>earch warra.nt, with Attachment A. at the location ro bl! searched.

WHEREFORE. the United States respectfully req,u,ests that th~ S~a.led A.nn~ to S¢~ch -

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Watrant Affidavit, and this Motion to Seal and proposed Order be sea1l1d the United States

m,oves to unseal.

Respeetfully submitted,

Pa.1l1 I,McNulty. Unit States Att~mev

By: ~D.2~~ Assistant UDited Stater~ Attorney

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Umi6ed States District (~our(

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__________ -:.-~E~AS~TEd:.:WiRNw_ _ ___..., DISlRIC'r OF -..!..¥iU!.-!o!.!&:-J~+li_4_-aLJtL~W

In th@ Matter of the Search of ~!!It. ~r;!mc ClTbl1l!1'dee.:tljlUcn IIfpe~ ~~cr~ses 11:I!lO ~~l

A PALLET OF DOCUMENTS APPLICATION AND AFFIDAVIT

FOR Sl::ARC',J! .WARRAm'--··· IN THE DR.[VE;WAY AT 4502WHlSTLER COURT, ANNAND AT ,}i1, VIR.GrmcOPVAS~NUMBER: ,; 04 '11~ ~n

f~. ________ ~S~ha~tt~p~S~.~D~taY~~ud~e~ ____________________ __ _ being ·dwry swom depose and say:

I am 1:1(0) Sped!!, AeDt. federal BarD'! of lnvestfpatigll _ and have reason to believe O~I1tUe

that 0 on the pSl'Son nf or ~ on the property or promllMle known F,lS ~1_.1!eSI:rtPIOn "1lI~1QQIuon)

1ft industrial-size pallet, approximately tetI. feet by four fe~ with wbatappclt to be box.ed dOQ.1f\lent$ on it four feet hieh, 1n 1'h~ r.lrlveway o!me 4'02 Whistler (;o1.\rtresidetlce during the ~ectrtiQI1 oftbe seucll.QnAugust21, 2004t wr.tned Dt plasfu: butex.pos.;d to the ~l~tJ. Appro:d:mlltely half of the box:= were 1'an1Qved fOl' saf~rdil3g em August 11st,. and now atI~ locQtro in :II. 1mck m. tal C'lIStody.

in the _____ ..:!;;;Eas=~:Jlm _________ • DI;trict of ywdn~_. ________________ ~_

tl'lere Is now concealed a osrtsin person or property, namely (J!cJgGllbell'lepm~Qr~Itl~811Iud)

concerning a violatlon of Trtle..JL United States Code, Sectiona 233911.

The facts to support a fiodirrg of Probable Cause are as fellows:

See Attaohed Affidavit

ContinUad on the attach9d sheet and made a part hereof. 181 Yes 0 No

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ReviCwlTlg AUSA: Gordon D. Kromb~rg Shawn S. Devrl>llde, SK'ecla) A2ent FederAl Bur~o. bnn"estigatio~

~WQm to "before 'l'l)e, and SUbllcn'bed m my prElsence

Auaust 23, 2Q04

Thom.5 Rawles Jones~ Jr. Ynited States MuiStrate Judge Name lind Title .,fJud!c:ill Otr"teet

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Items to Be Seized

J. Any vi~e()tapes

2. Any photographs ofmollumeu,1.$, buildings, bridges, tunnels, IanClma:rl':S or any other stru.cture the desttuctiOtl of which could mgnificant property damage or loss of life.

S. Any correspondence Ot any docume.ot evidenoing communj.~atio:O$ bet ween ELBAR.A.SSE aud allY FQ1"ig~1 Ter,l"Inist O~"li;Miza.ti"ll" as desiglle:.t~d by law, thaAl affiliates or members.

4. MY maps, diagrams of, or related to mon:uments, buildings, bridges, tllMels, landmarks or any oth~ s1:r1.u;twe th~ dest:n.wtion of which cou.ld significant properly damage QI' loss of life.

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s. Any correspondence or document which tends to establish an affiliation. or relationship of any kind with any foreign terrorist organization.

6. Any document related to any monuments. buildings, bridgos. tu.xmds, landmarks or any other structure the des1ruction of which could signifioant property ,dEltILa.ge or loss of life.