A former employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he used his technical skills to provide material support to al-Qaeda.
Sabirhan Hasanoff pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in a federal court on Monday in New York City. Hasanoff holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Australia. He lived in Brooklyn and used to work as a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, according to the
Prosecutors allege that he traveled to a number of countries before he was arrested in 2010, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen. He allegedly was paid $50,000 to transfer funds and perform other chores for al-Qaeda.
A co-defendant, Wesam El-Hanafi, allegedly recruited Hasanoff into a small terror cell, according to