The Justice Department rejected an interpretation by the retired chief prosecutor that lawyers could sometimes use statements obtained during C.I.A. interrogations.
Knoxville Man Arrested For Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS Monday, April 5, 2021
Benjamin Alan Carpenter, also known as “Abu Hamza,” 31, was arrested on March 24, in Knoxville following the return of a federal grand jury indictment charging him with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. A detention hearing was held today, April 5, before U.S.
Magistrate Judge Debra C. Poplin. Carpenter remains detained pending the outcome of the detention hearing. Carpenter’s trial is set for June 1, before United States District Judge Katherine A. Crytzer.