The court documents allege Ghani had been in Seattle to meet with Ressam. Ressam was appointed by the group to deliver his rental car, the complaint alleges, to a parking lot in Seattle, where it was to be retrieved by another member of the group. According to the court papers, Ghani had planned to travel with Ressam to Chicago, among other places, to raise funds for the group. But Ressam was captured that day. Allegedly Tried to Destroy Evidence Two days after Ressam's arrest, sources say, Ghani returned to New York.
Authorities say an arrest made in Brooklyn is connected to a larger terrorist plot.
Since Ressam's arrest, investigators have been searching for links between his activities and terrorist groups around the world, including the Armed Islamic Group, or GIA, which aims to overthrow Algeria's government. Bin Laden is accused of being behind the U.S. embassy bombings in Africa last year. For two weeks, FBI agents have had Ghani under surveillance and his phone tapped. But neighbors said today that Ghani does not strike them as someone who would be involved with terrorists. Hopefully, it's not true.