He was arrested in London, England, on June 6, 2006, based on an indictment from the United States charging him with conspiracy to provide material support to Al-Qaeda.
Hashmi eventually transferred to Brooklyn College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 2003.
[5][6] In 2003 he enrolled at London Metropolitan University in England to pursue a master's degree in International Relations, which he received in 2006.
[8] His arrest was based on the testimony of Babar, who was apprehended and then turned informant in a successful attempt to get a reduction in his own 70-year prison sentence.
[12] Hashmi was held for pre-trial detention in 23-hour solitary confinement under special administrative measures at Metropolitan Correction Center in Manhattan.
[citation needed] On April 27, 2010, one day before his trial was to start, Hashmi pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaeda in Federal District Court in Manhattan.