| Importance | Low |
 | Location of Detention | Florence, Colorado, United States1 |
 | Date of Capture | March 2003 |
| Affiliation | Al-Qaeda |
| Role | Operative |
| Supervisor | Khalid Shaikh Mohammed |
| Nationality | American |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alias(es) | Mohammed Rauf2, Iyman Mohammed Rauf5 |
| Alternate Spelling(s) | Iyman Farris |
| Date of Birth | June 4, 19693 |
| Place of Birth | Kashmir, Pakistan4 |
| Gender | Male |
| History | Attended training camp in postwar Afghanistan (1990-2001)2 |
| Charged with | Conspiracy; providing material support to al-Qaeda |
| Charging authority | United States |
| In connection with | Al-Qaeda targets Brooklyn Bridge and trains |
| Charges issued | Spring 2003 |
| Case status | Convicted |
| Convictions | Conspiracy; providing material support to al-Qaeda |
| Sentence | 20 years imprisonment |
| Case resolved | May 1, 2003 |
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| Narrative and Notes |
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| Reliable | Iyman Faris, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was a truck driver living in Columbus, Ohio, when a longtime friend invited him to Afghanistan.
In 2002, the friend, an al-Qaeda operative, introduced him to Osama bin Laden, and in 2002, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Mohammed tasked Faris to scout the Brooklyn Bridge as a target and acquire gas cutters to sever the suspension cables.
Faris visited the bridge in late 2002 and informed his al-Qaeda contact he did not believe the plot would work. He was detained a few months later.
U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons No. 46680-083. Projected release date Nov. 18, 2020.1 |
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| Possible | Time Magazine, citing unidentified Bush administration officials, said Faris worked as a double agent for a few months in mid-2003, sending messages to al-Qaeda from an FBI safe house. This may have mitigated his sentence somewhat.5 |
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| 1 U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons web site. |
| 2 U.S. Department of Justice, press release, Oct. 28, 2003. |
| 3 U.S. Department of Justice, press release, June 19, 2003. |
| 4 Unclear if born within boundaries of India or Pakistan. |
| 5 Eisenberg, Daniel. 'The Triple Life of a Qaeda Man.' Time: June 22, 2003. |
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