Court Case

USA v. Mostafa, Jehad

October 2009 (Updated December 2, 2019)
San Diego, CA
Al Shabaab

[SDCA] Jehad Serwan Mostafa, a U.S. citizen and former San Diego resident, was charged in a 2009 indictment with conspiring to provide material support, including himself as personnel, to terrorists, conspiring to provide material support and providing material support to al-Shabaab a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO). A December 2019 superseding indictment charged Mostafa with terrorism violations arising from his critical role in providing support to al-Shabaab. The superseding indictment alleges that from no later than March 2008 through in or about February 2017, Mostafa conspired to provide material support, including himself as personnel, to terrorists; conspired to provide material support and provided material support to al-Shabaab. Mostafa, who is on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist List, is currently not in custody and is believed to be in Somalia.

Related Topics: Prosecutions, Terror Financing

Case Updates

2019-12-02 | Indictment Unsealed Charging Former San Diego Resident Jehad Serwan Mostafa with Providing Material Support to Militant Islamic Terrorist Organization Al-Shabaab

A superseding indictment unsealed in federal court on Dec. 2, 2019 charged Jehad Serwan Mostafa, a 37-old U.S. citizen and former San Diego resident who is on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist List, with terrorism violations arising from his critical role in providing support to the militant Islamic terrorist organization, al-Shabaab. The superseding indictment alleges that from no later than March 2008 through in or about February 2017, Mostafa conspired to provide material support, including himself as personnel, to terrorists; conspired to provide material support to al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO); and provided material support to al-Shabaab.

Mostafa, also known as "Ahmed Gurey," "Ahmed," "Anwar," "Abu Anwar al Muhajir," and "Abu Abdallah al Muhajir," was originally charged in a three-count indictment in October 2009 with similar charges. The superseding indictment expands the scope of the indictment alleging that Mostafa's support of terrorist activities and al-Shabaab continued up to and including February 2017. On March 20, 2013, the Department of State's Reward for Justice Program offered a reward of up to $5 million dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Mostafa.

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