Fuller was instructed to open an intelligence case and attempt to find al-Mihdhar in the U.S. within the next 30 days.
[2][3] A Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (OIG) report from November 2004, which was publicly released in 2006, provides a more detailed examination of Fuller's actions during his investigation.
By September 5, Fuller had requested New York City criminal history, NCIC criminal history, credit and motor vehicle checks on al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi, who was mentioned as an associate in the initial lead on al-Mihdhar.
[1][6] Alanssi had earlier sent a note to Fuller explaining his action: I must travel to Yemen to see my sick wife (stomac cancer) and my family before I testify at the court or any other places.
Fuller stated that it was not FBI policy at the time to give a Miranda warning about self-incrimination to terrorism suspects.
It also stated that Khadr thought he saw Arar at a Kabul, Afghanistan safe house in September and October 2001.
[15] Officially, the FBI authorized Hussain to offer US$5,000 to each man participating in the plot but how much money they believed they were doing it for remains unclear.
And added: "Only the government could have made a terrorist out of Mr. Cromitie, whose buffoonery is positively Shakespearean in scope.
[19] In July 2023, McMahon ordered the release of Onta Williams, Laguerre Payen and David Williams, ruling that the FBI had employed unscrupulous methods to manipulate them into committing illegal acts, including using Hussain, whom McMahon described as "unsavory.