This research examines the financial crime and material support schemes linked to al-Qa'ida and affiliated movements (AQAM) in the United States between 1990 and June 2014. It addresses a crucial gap in the current knowledge of terrorism, as studies tend ot focus almost exclusively on violence as opposed to financial crimes. The data analyzed in this report come from the United States Extremist Crime Database (ECDB) and include information on financial crimes and material support schemes in which at least one perpetrator was indicted at either the state or federal level.
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Sullivan, Brandon A., Joshua D. Freilich, and Steven M. Chermak. "Financial Crime and Material Support Schemes Linked to al-Qa'ida and Affiliated Movements (AQAM) in the United States: 1990 to June 2014," Report to the Resilient Systems Division, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. College Park, MD: START, 2014. https://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/START_TEVUS_ECDB_Financial%20Crime%20and%20Material%20Support%20Schemes%20Perpetrated%20by%20Supporters%20of%20AQAM_Nov2014_0.pdf