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09/23/2003 Archived Entry: "Airman charged with espionage at Guantanamo"

ANOTHER SPY AT GUANTANAMO: Pentagon officials announced today that an Air Force enlisted man who served as a translator at Guantanamo Bay has been charged with espionage and aiding the enemy.

Officials said Senior Airman Ahmad al Halabi was arrested July 23 because he allegedly had classified information about suspected al Qaeda detainees and facilities at the Guantanamo Bay base on his laptop computer.

He is being held at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Al Halabi was charged with 11 counts of failing to obey a lawful general order or regulation, three counts of aiding the enemy, four counts of espionage, nine counts of making a false statement and five counts that include violations of the Federal Espionage Act.

He is also being charged with a single count of bank fraud.

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