United States v. Iyman Faris

Iyman Faris appeals the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.

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Faris, a native of Kashmir, moved to the United States in 1994 and became an American citizen in 1999. Beginning in March 2003, he gave a series of statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) describing his contacts with members of al Qaeda. These statements were given while Faris was sequestered in a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, and at the FBI compound in Quantico, Virginia.

As a result of these statements, Faris was charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, see 18…