FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
Authorities say the engineer bought explosive-making chemicals and drone parts and offered technical help in an alleged effort to assist the Houthis.
- On Thursday, federal authorities arrested Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, a Department of Energy electrical engineer from Richland, Washington, and charged him with attempting to provide material support to the Houthis, an Iran-backed designated foreign terrorist organization.
- Investigators allege Ellaboudy purchased precursor chemicals and drone parts, then traveled to Oman in September 2025 to reach Sanaa, Yemen, while providing technical communications assistance to a confidential source posing as a Houthi colonel.
- Upon returning to the United States, Ellaboudy claimed his overseas travel was for official government business, though his supervisor disputed this; the Department of Energy's Hanford Field Office stated his conduct posed no threat to the Hanford Site.
- Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg described the allegations as "so deeply disturbing that they almost defy imagination," while Ellaboudy faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if convicted.
- Scheduled for a federal magistrate judge appearance this Friday, Ellaboudy remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Washington state man charged with aiding Houthis makes first court appearance
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, the 51-year-old Richland man and Department of Energy employee accused of attempting to provide material support to the Houthis, made his first federal court appearance Friday. Ellaboudy made his first appearance before a federal judge in downtown Richland on Friday morning following his arrest Thursday by the FBI. He faces a federal charge of attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis, which the U…
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NEWS HEADLINES: Feds arrest U.S. Energy Dept. employee accused of attempting to aid Iran-backed Houthis – One America News Network
Photo via: U.S. Dept. of Energy OAN Staff Brooke Mallory3:50 PM – Friday, October 2, 2026 Federal law enforcement authorities have arrested Ashton Ellaboudy, an electrical engineer employed by the U.S. Department of Energy, charging him with attempting to provide material support to the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Who are the Houthis? The…
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