2026年10月1日 美国东部时间晚上8:33 / 福克斯新闻
阿什顿·哈米德·埃拉布迪涉嫌利用其工程专业知识协助该恐怖组织改善通讯并采购武器部件
作者：艾玛·巴西，福克斯新闻
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据美国司法部（DOJ）消息，一名来自华盛顿州里奇兰的美国能源部工作人员于周四被捕，并被控试图向伊朗支持的胡塞武装提供“物质支持”。
51岁的阿什顿·哈米德·埃拉布迪被指控试图利用其电气工程知识和从业背景，协助这一恐怖组织改进其移动通信基础设施、获取无人机专用部件以及自制爆炸物所需的化学品。
“正如指控所言，一名美国政府雇员远赴海外，利用其专业专长试图援助胡塞武装——这是一个被伊朗支持的外国恐怖组织，”负责国家安全事务的助理司法部长约翰·A·艾森伯格在一份声明中表示。
“此外，埃拉布迪还为制造爆炸材料和可搭载这些炸药的无人机采购了相关材料。这些指控令人极度不安，几乎难以想象。”
伊朗的代理人战争已跨越海洋，如今正敲开美国的大门
2026年4月6日，一名胡塞武装支持者在也门萨那举行的亲伊朗示威活动中。（哈立德·阿卜杜拉/路透社）
联邦当局在联邦调查局内陆西北联合反恐特遣队的调查后将埃拉布迪拘留。
根据法庭记录，埃拉布迪最初引起联邦调查局注意是因为他涉嫌购买了前体化学品（即起始原料）、自制爆炸物常用部件以及无人机制造零件。
司法部称，2024年，埃拉布迪以生病为由请假，并谎称自己接触了高浓度硝酸——一种用于制造爆炸物的关键化合物。
联邦调查局悬赏20万美元征集涉嫌为伊朗从事间谍活动的前空军情报人员线索
2026年4月10日，胡塞武装支持者在也门萨那举行示威，声援伊朗，当时美伊之间正处于为期两周的停火协议期间。（哈立德·阿卜杜拉/路透社）
检方指控，埃拉布迪于2025年使用其此前在美国陆军工程兵团任职期间获得的官方护照，从华盛顿州前往阿曼。
随后他穿越边境进入也门。返回美国后，埃拉布迪向边境官员谎称此次出行是获得批准的政府公务。
调查人员还表示，埃拉布迪曾与一名假扮胡塞武装上校代表的联邦调查局线人进行接触。
声明称，埃拉布迪据称为胡塞武装测试了太阳能发电机、改装电力系统、绘制电路原理图，并为该组织的通讯提供支持。
三名嫌疑人中包括一名海军老兵，据称他们曾密谋斩首士兵并资助针对美国人的ISIS无人机袭击
2025年6月3日，美国能源部总部位于华盛顿特区。（凯文·卡特/盖蒂图片社）
“这名嫌疑人据称背叛了美国，试图援助被列为外国恐怖组织的胡塞武装，但多亏联邦调查局工作人员的努力，他的行为被发现，如今已被拘留，”联邦调查局反恐部门助理局长贾罗德·布朗说道。
官员们还证实，埃拉布迪的所谓活动并未针对当地核设施。
“此次事件并未涉及试图危害汉福德场址及其工作人员，该场址的安全从未受到任何威胁，”美国能源部汉福德现场办公室办公室主任雷·盖默说道。
埃拉布迪若被定罪，最高将面临20年监禁。
据司法部消息，他将于10月2日上午11点在里奇兰接受联邦治安法官的首次庭审。
艾玛·巴西是福克斯新闻数字频道突发新闻撰稿人。加入福克斯新闻之前，她曾在《每日电讯报》美国夜班团队工作，负责过国际、政治、新闻、体育和文化等多个版面的编辑工作。
DOE employee charged with trying to aid Iran-backed Houthis, feds say
October 1, 2026 8:33pm EDT / Fox News
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy allegedly tried to use his engineering expertise to bolster the terror group’s communications and procure weapons components
By Emma Bussey, Fox News
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A U.S. Department of Energy worker from Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to provide “material support” to the Iran-backed Houthis, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, is accused of attempting to use his electrical engineering knowledge and background to support the terrorist group in improving its mobile communications infrastructure, secure components for drones as well as chemicals for homemade explosives.
“As alleged, a U.S. government employee traveled overseas and used his specialized expertise in an attempt to aid the Houthis, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization backed by Iran,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said in a statement.
“Additionally, Ellaboudy acquired materials for the construction of explosive material and drones capable of delivering these explosives. These allegations are so deeply disturbing that they almost defy imagination.”
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A Houthi follower during a pro-Iran demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, April 6, 2026.(Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)
Federal authorities took Ellaboudy into custody after an investigation by the FBI’s Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force.
According to court records, Ellaboudy first attracted the FBI’s attention after he allegedly bought precursor chemicals, or starting ingredients, and components often used in homemade explosives, as well as parts to make drones.
The DOJ said that, in 2024, Ellaboudy took sick leave from his Department of Energy job and said he had been exposed to highly concentrated nitric acid, a key chemical compound used in explosive manufacturing.
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Houthi supporters demonstrate in solidarity with Iran during a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran in Sanaa, Yemen, April 10, 2026.(Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)
In 2025, prosecutors allege, Ellaboudy used an official passport from his previous role with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to travel from Washington state to Oman.
He then crossed into Yemen. After returning to the U.S., Ellaboudy allegedly told border officers his trip was authorized government business.
Investigators also said Ellaboudy advised an undercover FBI confidential human source posing as a representative of a Houthi colonel.
For the Houthis, Ellaboudy allegedly tested solar generators, modified power systems, created circuit schematics and provided support to the group’s communications, the statement said.
The U.S. Department of Energy headquarters June 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
“This individual allegedly betrayed the U.S. and attempted to aid the Houthis, a designated foreign terrorist organization, but thanks to the work of the men and women of the FBI, his actions were detected, and he is now in custody,” Assistant Director Jarod Brown of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division said.
Officials also confirmed Ellaboudy’s alleged activities did not target local nuclear sites.
“This matter did not involve an attempt to harm the Hanford Site or its workforce, and at no time was there a threat to the safety or security of the site,” said Ray Geimer, office manager of the Department of Energy Hanford Field Office.
Ellaboudy faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if convicted.
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He is scheduled to make his initial court appearance before a federal magistrate judge at 11 a.m. Oct. 2 in Richland, according to the Justice Department.
Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.
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