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FBI Arrests DOE Employee for Attempting to Aid Houthi Group

Updated 2026-10-01 22:10 UTC 1 source Negative

The FBI arrested a Department of Energy employee at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear site on charges of attempting to support the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen.

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FBI arrests Energy Department employee accused of attempting to support Houthis

The FBI on Thursday arrested a Department of Energy (DOE) employee at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear site under suspicion of trying to aid the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, according to the Justice Department. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Wash., was charged with “attempti

2026-10-01 21:54 UTC