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Court Case
USA v. Shareef, Rafia Sultana
March 2020 (Updated March 18, 2020)
San Bernardino, CA
ISIS
Rafia Sultana Shareef, a.k.a. Rafia Farook, the mother of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack, was charged in a one-count information with alteration, destruction, and mutilation of records. Shareef pleaded guilty to the charge of intending to impede a federal criminal investigation by shredding a map her son generated in connection with the attack.
Case Updates
2020-03-18 | Mother of San Bernardino Shooter Pleads Guilty to Destroying Evidence Related to Her Son's 2015 Terrorist Attack
The mother of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack, pleaded guilty to the charge of intending to impede a federal criminal investigation by shredding a map her son generated in connection with the attack. Rafia Sultana Shareef, a.k.a. Rafia Farook, 66, of Corona, pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging her with alteration, destruction, and mutilation of records. The criminal information and related plea agreement were filed on Monday in United States District Court in Riverside, and the documents became publicly available on Wednesday.
