US court indicts man for treason
{{date|October 12, 2006}}

Adam Gadahn, formerly Adam Pearlman, is the first US citizen to be charged with [[w:treason|treason]] since [[w:WWII|WWII]].  The State Department has offered a reward of $1 million for his capture.

Gadahn, 28, has allegedly appeared in multiple videos supporting [[w:al-Qaida|al-Qaida]].  He is not in US custody and is assumed to be living in [[w:Pakistan|Pakistan]].

Treason is the only crime specifically defined in the [[w:United States Constitution|United States Constitution]].  The penalities, if convicted, range from death to 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

== Sources ==

*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/10/11/ustreason.html
|title=American charged with treason for al-Qaeda connections
|author=CBC News
|pub=cbc.ca
|date=October 11, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/11/gadahn/index.html
|title= $1 million for arrest of American al Qaeda charged with treason
|author=Kelli Arena, Stan Wilson and Henry Schuster
|pub=cnn.com
|date=October 11, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6248506
|title=U.S. Indicts American in Qaida Video With Treason
|author=Ari Shapiro and Michelle Norris
|pub=NPR.com
|date=October 11, 2006}}

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[[Category:Crime and law]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Pakistan]]
Adam Gadahn, formerly Adam Pearlman, is the first US citizen to be charged with treason since WWII.  The State Department has offered a reward of $1 million for his capture.

Gadahn, 28, has allegedly appeared in multiple videos supporting al-Qaida.  He is not in US custody and is assumed to be living in Pakistan.

Treason is the only crime specifically defined in the United States Constitution.  The penalities, if convicted, range from death to 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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