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U.S. v. ALI

No. 12-3056.

718 F.3d 929 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant v. Ali Mohamed ALI, also known as Ahmed Ali Adan, also known as Ismail Ali, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Goodhand , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Brenda J. Johnson , and Elizabeth Gabriel , Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Peter S. Smith , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Brian C. Brook argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Matthew J. Peed and Timothy R. Clinton .

Before: BROWN, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judges.

BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Ali Mohamed Ali, a Somali national, helped negotiate the ransom of a merchant vessel and its crew after they were captured by marauders in the Gulf of Aden. Though he claims merely to have defused a tense situation, the government believes he was in cahoots with these brigands from the very start. Ali eventually made his way to the United States, where he was arrested and indicted for conspiring to commit and aiding and abetting two offenses...

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