FBI arrests Energy Department employee accused of attempting to support Houthis
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The FBI arrested a Department of Energy (DOE) employee Thursday 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 “attempting to provide material…
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Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested on Thursday (October 1, 2026) and is due to make his first court appearance Friday. Court records do not list an attorney available to speak on his behalf.
The FBI arrested a Department of Energy (DOE) employee Thursday 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 “attempting to provide material…
A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday.
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- FBI arrests Energy Department employee accused of attempting to support Houthis (opens The Hill in a new tab)
The FBI arrested a Department of Energy (DOE) employee Thursday 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 “attempting to provide material…
- US government employee arrested on suspicion of providing support to Houthis (opens The National (UAE) in a new tab)
The US Justice Department said on Thursday that agents have arrested a government employee accused of providing material support to Yemen's Houthi rebels . Ashton Ellaboudy, a veteran who worked in the local branch of the Department of Energy in Washington state, was taken into custody and is expected to appear in…
- FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)
A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday.
- FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen (opens Arab News in a new tab)
WASHINGTON: A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland…
- US arrests Energy Department employee under claims of backing Yemen’s Houthis (opens Middle East Eye in a new tab)
US arrests Energy Department employee under claims of backing Yemen’s Houthis The Justice Department has arrested a man under claims that he attempted to provide material support or resources to Yemen’s Houthis. The 51 year-old, identified as Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, is a US Energy Department employee. "As alleged, a…
- DOE employee charged with trying to aid Iran-backed Houthis, feds say (opens Fox News in a new tab)
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy allegedly used his electrical engineering expertise in an attempt to aid Houthi communications, drones and homemade explosives production.
- FBI arrests former DOE employee for allegedly providing materials, expert assistance to Houthis (opens The Jerusalem Post in a new tab)
According to the criminal complaint, in December 2024, Ellaboudy took sick leave, claiming exposure to highly concentrated nitric acid, a common chemical used in the construction of explosives.
- FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen (opens New York Post in a new tab)
A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday.
- FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested on Thursday (October 1, 2026) and is due to make his first court appearance Friday. Court records do not list an attorney available to speak on his behalf.
