U.S. v. ALI

Nos. 13-2208, 13-2209.

799 F.3d 1008 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Amina Farah ALI, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Hawo Mohamed Hassan, also known as Halimo Hassan, also known as Halima Hassan, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 25, 2015.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 1, 2015 in Nos. 13-2208 and 13-2209.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley L. Cohen , The Law Firm of Stanley Cohen & Associates, New York, N.Y., argued, for appellant Amina Farah Ali.

Sara A. Zalkin , Pier 5 Law Offices, San Francisco, CA, argued ( Randolph E. Daar , on the brief), for appellant Hawo Mohamed Hassan.

Jeffrey S. Paulsen , Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, argued, Jeffrey M. Smith , National Security Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued ( Andrew M. Luger , U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, Steven P. Ward , Counterterrorism Section, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MURPHY, SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


In this consolidated appeal, we consider the criminal prosecutions that were brought against two women living in Minnesota in connection with funds sent to al Shabaab, an organization in Somalia that the United States Secretary of State had designated a foreign terrorist organization. After a jury trial, Amina Farah Ali...

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