18 U.S.C. § 2339

Harboring or concealing terrorists

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(a) Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under section 32 (relating to destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities), section 175 (relating to biological weapons), section 229 (relating to chemical weapons), section 831 (relating to nuclear materials), paragraph (2) or (3) of section 844(f) (relating to arson and bombing of government property risking or causing injury or death), section 1366(a) (relating to the destruction of an energy facility), section 2280 (relating to violence against maritime navigation), section 2332a (relating to weapons of mass destruction), or section 2332b (relating to acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries) of this title, section 236(a) (relating to sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2284(a)), or section 46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) of title 49, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.(b) A violation of this section may be prosecuted in any Federal judicial district in which the underlying offense was committed, or in any other Federal judicial district as provided by law.(Added Pub. L. 107–56, title VIII, § 803(a), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 376; amended Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4005(d)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1813.)Editorial NotesAmendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–273 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 107–56, § 803(a), which enacted this section.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4005(d)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1813, provided that the amendment made by section 4005(d)(2) is effective Oct. 26, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2003–2024 · leading case: In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 (2005) nysd · cites it 4× “) See 18 U.S.C. § 2339 (A) (including “currency or other financial securities [and] financial services” in definition of material support).”
Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization (2016) ca2 “§ 2339B, by providing material support to FTO-designated groups (the AAMB and Ha-mas) and by harboring persons whom the defendants knew or had reasonable grounds to believe committed or were about to commit an offense relating to terrorism, see 18 U.S.C. § 2339 et seq.; see also…”
United States v. Nizar Trabelsi (2017) cadc · cites it 2× “1, 39 (2010) (“[T]he statute [ 18 U.S.C. § 2339 B] does not penalize mere association with a foreign terrorist organization.”
Rothstein v. UBS AG (2013) ca2 “Thus, neither 18 U.S.C. § 2339 (B)(a)(l) nor the Supreme Court’s interpretation thereof alters in any way plaintiffs’ obligation to satisfy the “fairly traceable” prong of the standing inquiry, which requires them to plausibly plead that a defendant’s alleged actions “materially…”
United States v. Arnaout, Enaam M. (2005) ca7 “— For purposes of this guideline, an offense that involved (A) harboring or concealing a terrorist who committed a federal crime of terrorism (such as an offense under 18 U.S.C. § 2339 or 2339A); or (B) obstructing an investigation of a federal crime of terrorism, shall be…”
Roum v. Bush (2006) dcd “§ 241 , 18 U.S.C. § 2339 , 42 U.S.C. § 1985 , 18 U.”
United States v. Awan (2006) nyed · cites it 2× “On August 1, 2006, defendant, Khalid Awan, was indicted on (1) one count of conspiring to provide material support and resources, knowing and intending that such support would be used in preparation for and in carrying out a conspiracy to murder, kidnap or maim a person or…”
Fields v. Twitter, Inc. (2016) cand “§ 2333 (a) 18 U.S.C. § 2339 (a) (establishing that an individual provides material support by providing resources “knowing or intending that they are to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, a violation of’ the ATA)(emphasis added); (authorizing a suit for damages by…”
United States v. Gale Nettles (2007) ca7 “§ 844 (i)), attempting to provide material support to terrorism ( 18 U.S.C. § 2339 ), manufacturing counterfeit currency ( 18 U.”
Weiss v. National Westminster Bank PLC (2006) nyed “SECOND CLAIM In claim two plaintiffs allege that Nat-West knowingly provided material support or resources to a FTO in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2339 (B)(a)(l). Natwest argues that count two must be dismissed because plaintiffs have not sufficiently alleged (1) that the support…”
Rothstein v. UBS AG (2011) nysd · cites it 2× “§ 2339 (B)(a)(l), which provides the following: Whoever knowingly provides material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, and, if the death of…”
Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization (2014) nysd · cites it 2× “Direct Liability Plaintiffs also claim that Defendants directly violated federal and state antiterrorism laws, including 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339 , 2339A, 2339B, and 2339C, by providing support to Fatah’s AAMB, Hamas, and individual terrorists.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2339(A) — 1 case
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