The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturns an obstruction conviction of Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia. The court rules that prosecutors secured his conviction in the wrong state. In 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice tried Abouammo’s case before a jury in California, in connection with allegations that he knowingly falsified a document to impede an FBI investigation. The Supreme Court says the key FBI interactions involving Abouammo occurred only at his home in Seattle, Washington, rather than in California. Because of that, the justices conclude that the case should not have been prosecuted and tried in California, requiring the conviction to be overturned. The decision focuses on venue and where the relevant conduct and FBI contacts took place, rather than addressing the underlying merits of the spying allegations. The ruling means the obstruction conviction does not stand, and further legal proceedings would be subject to the proper jurisdiction.
U.S. Supreme Court overturns obstruction conviction of ex-Twitter worker in Saudi spy case
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturns an obstruction conviction of Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia. The court rules that prosecutors secured his con...
- The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturns Ahmad Abouammo’s obstruction conviction.
- Abouammo is a former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia.
- The conviction involves an allegation that he knowingly falsified a document to impede an FBI investigation.
- The Supreme Court rules prosecutors secured the trial in the wrong state, California.
- The justices say Abouammo’s only FBI interactions occurred at his home in Seattle, Washington.
Unanimous ruling says US secured conviction of Ahmad Abouammo for spying for Saudi Arabia in the wrong stateThe US supreme court overturned on Thursday an obstruction conviction of a former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia, saying he was tried in the wrong state for knowingly falsifying a document to impede an FBI investigation.The justices unanimously ruled that the US justice department wrongly in 2022 secured Ahmad Abouammo’s conviction in California from a jury in San Francisco, when his only interactions with FBI agents had been at his home in Seattle in Washington state. Continue reading...
2 months agoBy Nate RaymondJune 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court overturned on Thursday an obstruction conviction of a former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia, saying he was tried in the wrong state for knowingly falsifying a document to impede an FBI investigation.The justices unanimously ruled that the U.S. Justice Department wrongly in 2022 secured Ahmad Abouammo's conviction in California from a jury in San Francisco, when his only interactions with FBI agents had been at his home in Seattle in Washington state.
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