Profiles
October Martinique Lewis
| Charge Date: | Thu Oct. 3, 2002 |
| Investigation Type(s): | Informant, Sting |
| Charges: | Funding terrorists, Material support for terrorists, RICO/racketeering, Sedititious conspiracy |
| Outcome: | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions: | RICO/racketeering |
| State: | Oregon |
| Alleged Affiliation: | Al Qaeda |
| Description: | Lewis, along with Jeffrey Battle, Ahmed Ibrahim Bilal, Muhammad Ibrahim Bilal, Patrice Lumumba Ford, and Maher Mofeid Hawash, was one of the Portland Seven, a homegrown cell. The FBI put them under investigation after a sheriff's deputy found several of them holding target practice. The group flew to China in an unsuccessful attempt to enter Afghanistan and join Al Qaeda. Lewis is the ex-wife of ringleader Jeffrey Leon Battle. She cooperated with authorities and received a penalty of three years in prison. |
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