Career
Zazi is the father of convicted al-Qaeda terrorist Najibullah Zazi, who intended to detonate explosives on the New York City Subway during rush hour as one of three coordinated suicide bombings. Before his arrest, he worked as a taxi driver. Based on a request of the Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), an arrest warrant for his arrest in violation of 18 United States.C. 1001(a)(2) was issued on September 19, 2009.
He was released on a $50,000 bail on February 18, 2009.
He pleaded not guilty in February 2010. He was convicted in July 2011 of destroying evidence and lying to investigators.
He was sentenced in February 2012 to four and a half years in prison.
