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    The document summarizes an FBI interview regarding an investigation into individuals who assisted some of the 9/11 hijackers in obtaining false driver's licenses. Eyad Alrababah met two of the hijackers at a mosque and connected them with his uncle who let them stay at his apartment for about a month. Alrababah also drove the hijackers and others between Virginia, New Jersey, and Connecticut. His initial story changed over time but he downplayed knowing the hijackers were involved in terrorism. The investigation also uncovered a network involved in producing false driver's licenses.

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    The document summarizes an FBI interview regarding an investigation into individuals who assisted some of the 9/11 hijackers in obtaining false driver's licenses. Eyad Alrababah met two of the hijackers at a mosque and connected them with his uncle who let them stay at his apartment for about a month. Alrababah also drove the hijackers and others between Virginia, New Jersey, and Connecticut. His initial story changed over time but he downplayed knowing the hijackers were involved in terrorism. The investigation also uncovered a network involved in producing false driver's licenses.

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    The document summarizes an FBI interview regarding an investigation into individuals who assisted some of the 9/11 hijackers in obtaining false driver's licenses. Eyad Alrababah met two of the hijackers at a mosque and connected them with his uncle who let them stay at his apartment for about a month. Alrababah also drove the hijackers and others between Virginia, New Jersey, and Connecticut. His initial story changed over time but he downplayed knowing the hijackers were involved in terrorism. The investigation also uncovered a network involved in producing false driver's licenses.

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    MEMORANDUM FOR
    ',.
    THE RECORD
    Event: Interview of FBI Special Agent Pete Ashooh

    Type of event: Interview

    Dates: October 10, 2003

    Special Access Issues: None

    Prepared by: Hyon Kim

    Team Number: IA

    Location: FBI, Washington Field Office

    Participants - Non-Commission:

    Participants - Commission: Dieter Snell, Hyon Kim, Raj De

    The investigation into Eyad Alrababah.] land Abdel Rahman

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    Alfauru originated with the VA driver's licenses found with Nawafal-Hazmi and Hani
    Hanjour. It was discovered that Luis Martinez Flores had assisted with obtaining the
    licenses by attesting that the hijackers lived at a certain address. ./'

    The driver's license scheme was traced to a 7-1 I store in Falls Church where many
    illegal aliens congregate. It was there that Martinez Flores offered to help the hijackers
    get the licenses. /

    The hijackers went to DMV twice. The first time they could riot get the licenses because
    they had only one form of identification. They then went to ~n
    attorney's office to get a
    document serving as their second form of ID. Once Hazmi &'ndHanjour got the licenses,
    they were able to get licenses for five other hijackers. /
    . ,,/

    A check on the address used led to the discovery of Alrababah. He helped Alfauru get a
    license, who in turn helped a third person get a license. I\ffauru did not know the
    hijackers. /

    After 9/ 11, Alrababah realized he knew some of the hijackers and reported to the
    authorities in Connecticut. Alrababah stated that he was living in Falls Church, VA in
    the spring of 200 I with Chehazeh. Alrababah went to/the Dar a1 Hijra mosque on a few
    occasions, and at the mosque was able to pick out Hazmiand Hanjour as Saudis. He
    struck up conversation and the Saudis mentioned th~t they were looking for an apartment.
    Alrababah kne~rtment offered b~hom he had met at the DMV. He

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    gave the SaudisL-Jl-fs.t.,name and phone number .
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    9/11 Personal Privacy
    9/11 Petsonal Privacy 9/11 Law Enforcement Privacy

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    \:\ ":::::i~)yl~y;;bf~2;9:q:lc:::}alled Alrababah and told him the\~audis were looking for him to
    • \\..'\. d(f~spm:e"sights~~~o:~·:··-A.~~ababah
    met them in an apartment where the Saudis, two
    \.\....... addi·qq~al:'S~udis:ari:q·,two"Jo{~anians were living. The fotir Saudis, Hazmi, Hanjour,
    MidharandMoqed trave)¢dJo"New Jersey and then to Connecticut with Alrababah.
    Alrababa#:'S.~~te~:tQ~tthe 'i~st:;~~:~e.,h~'s·aw
    ..the Saudis was in'Connecticut.
    \\\ A check ofF~i'rf!t.~Co~nt~ reco;d~t~~~led t~~iliazm.i
    idrep~rtin.g a m~gging on
    \ \. \. 51110 1. The addI:~s.~,was,,~lI't·~partment 0(···." ,....,. "': as interviewed, He
    \. \...·.claimed
    . not to knowanythingabout the hijacker~. and that he Was livin elsew e e at th
    :.. \. time. The apartment,wa$.b~ by his nephei .... \.
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    In an interV·i~~l.~s~~ed that no oLn-e-o"""'lt~~-"",-,-~-":",,!,,,-,----I
    \. a~rtment. "", ",

    '1 in a'~tsa '~;iu<icase. They ~¢re.arre~~~~L·1I


    stated he knew the hijackers, an """ admitted.that his uncle had brough~
    hijackers, introduced as students, to t e -:apartment. TheSaudis lived in the apartment for
    about ~.month. ""'" ,', " \

    Other ~Ple involved with the driver'S Iice";;so..rmud ~~m


    t~eieg~~~ who
    provided ~he second 10 and an individual named~ . '·lsA "'" ould know
    more abOu~.the false license scheme involving Luis Martinez F1Q~~~an' .

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    Alrababah ks prosecuted for the driver's license fraud, and spent tirile.Ii jail o. a r
    material witness warrant. He and Alfauru have been deported to Jordan: an
    American citizen, was prosecuted and given probation.

    Alrababah's initial story was that he ran into the hijackers at the 7-1 l. Later he admitted
    that he met them: at Dar al Hijra, but that he ran into them at the 7-11. As for the trip, he
    described it as sightseeing. They went to Bridgeport, CT, and there were phone calls
    made from the hijackers' rooms to local flight schools.

    Chehazeh, a Syrianxobtained asylum and lives in New Jersey.

    SA Ashooh does not think that Alrababah is an extremist. Alrababah seemed to have
    gotten irritated by the Saudis and felt that he was being used.

    WFOis still trying to determine whether the hijackers had some sort of contacts at the
    Skyline Grill/Skyline bui'~her shop. or whether they were there simply to buy food. They
    went there four times, an" . ~tates he dropped them off there once.

    9/11 Law Enforcement Sensitive

    • SECREI 2
    ".,,- ....

    • The other agent to speak to on the Alrababah interviews is Bob Burkowski, Newark
    Division, Garrett Mountain, RA.

    9/11 Classified Information

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