US Supreme Court Overturns Conviction of Twitter Employee Accused of Spying
Unanimous ruling says US secured conviction of Ahmad Abouammo for spying for Saudi Arabia in the wrong state
TL;DR
- The US Supreme Court overturned the obstruction conviction of former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo.
- The court ruled that Abouammo was tried in the wrong state, as his interactions with the FBI occurred in Seattle, Washington, not California.
- The conviction overturned was for falsifying a document to impede an FBI investigation.
- The ruling did not affect other charges, including acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government and fraud.
- Abouammo was accused of providing confidential information about Saudi dissidents on Twitter to a Saudi official in exchange for money and a watch.
- He created a fake invoice to support his explanation of payments when questioned by FBI agents in Seattle.