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The FBI alleges he purchased materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveled to Yemen.","category":"Politics","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T00:05:14.154Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-01T23:07:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-02T01:15:29.482Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to the Justice Department and FBI, with one full report and multiple independent outlets.","critic":"Reporting is clear and holds together, but lacks quotes from affected parties or details on what happens next.","hype":"Headlines use strong language like 'arrested' and 'support' but the body of the reporting is factual."}},"tags":["#HouthiRebels","#Terrorism","#USPolitics","#EnergyDepartment","#FBI"],"entities":["Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy","Department of Energy","Houthi rebels","FBI","Justice Department","Yemen"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, a 51-year-old Department of Energy electrical engineer, was arrested on charges of providing material support to the Houthi rebels.","The FBI alleges Ellaboudy purchased materials for homemade explosives and drones and advised informants on communications equipment.","Ellaboudy is charged under a law making it a crime to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.","He traveled to Yemen in September, telling officials it was a work trip, but his supervisor had no knowledge of the travel or a related missile inspection program."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, a 51-year-old electrical engineer with the Department of Energy, was arrested on charges of providing material support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. The Justice Department announced the charges on Thursday. Ellaboudy, who resides in Richland, Washington, is accused by the FBI of purchasing precursor chemicals for homemade explosives, including acetone and sodium bisulfate, as well as parts for drones. He is also alleged to have advised FBI informants on communications equipment."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The FBI began investigating Ellaboudy after learning of his purchases of explosive precursor chemicals and drone parts. During the investigation, he communicated with informants, including one posing as a Houthi colonel, and offered advice on communications equipment. Ellaboudy is charged under a law that prohibits providing material support to groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the United States, a designation that includes the Houthis."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to an FBI affidavit, Ellaboudy traveled to Yemen in September. Upon his return to the U.S., he told Customs and Border Protection officials that he was returning from Oman on a work trip as part of a U.S. government mission to inspect defense facilities. However, investigators interviewed Ellaboudy’s supervisor, who stated they had no knowledge of any such international travel or a related missile inspection program. Ellaboudy reportedly told informants he had to be smuggled into and out of Yemen and had hoped to make government-level connections in the capital, Sanaa, but was unable to reach it."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on travel purpose"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Washington Top News reported that Ellaboudy told Customs and Border Protection officials he was on a work trip and part of a U.S. government mission to inspect defense facilities, but his supervisor had no knowledge of such travel or a related missile inspection program. 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