DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EMPLOYEE ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON STATE ON CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MATERIAL SUPPORT TO HOUTHIS

SEATTLE, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Seattle Field Office issued the following press release:

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