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U.S. v. Alimehmeti

With Modifications, Courtroom During ISIS Trial Will Be Closed During Certain Testimony

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*1 Trial in this case is scheduled for May 2018. This decision resolves the Government’s motion for partial closure of the courtroom during the testimony of certain undercover officers who are expected to testify and for various other measures aimed at protecting these officers’ identities from public exposure. For the reasons that follow, the Court grants the Government’s motion in large measure, but with certain modifications aimed at assuring press access to this aspect of the upcoming trial.I. Factual BackgroundA. The IndictmentSajmir Alimehmeti is charged in a two-count superseding indictment with (1) knowingly and intentionally providing and attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization (“FTO”), namely, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS”), in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§2339B and 2; and (2) attempting to fraudulently procure a United States passport to facilitate an act of international terrorism in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1542. Dkt. 70. Trial was originally set to commence January 29, 2018, but has been adjourned to May 2018 to accommodate the substitution earlier this month of defense counsel.

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