Alamoudi was subsequently extradited to the United States. In October 2003. he was arrested at Dulles Airport on charges of having illegally accepted $10.700 from the Libyan mission to the United Nations. "With Alamoudi in custody. federal authorities released a transcript of a telephone conversation in which he had: lamented that no Americans had died during al Qaedas 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. recommended that more operations be conducted like the 1994 Hezbollah bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires. in which 85 people died. and clearly articulated his objective of turning America into a Muslim nation. "Alamoudi was indicted not only for his illegal dealings with Libya. but also for tax evasion and immigration fraud. He ultimately pled guilty to. and was convicted of. being a senior al Qaeda financier who had funneled at least $1 million into the coffers of that terrorist organization. He also acknowledged that he had pocketed almost $1 million for himself in the process.
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