Statement of FBI Assistant Director in Charge George Venizelos on the Conviction of Sulaiman Abu Ghayth

FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge George Venizelos delivered the following remarks concerning the conviction of Sulaiman Abu Ghayth:
Like a consigliere for the mob or the chief of staff to a corrupt foreign leader, Abu Ghayth was the spokesman, confidant, and senior adviser to bin Laden’s organization. Abu Ghayth looked to better al Qaeda’s reputation at every turn, offering advice and counsel to the organization’s senior leadership. He encouraged others to abandon the true tenets of their faith, swearing bayat to the twisted ideology of al Qaeda. Today, a Manhattan jury found Abu Ghayth guilty on all counts. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force will continue pursuing anyone who supports this radical, violent terrorist agenda.