On June 8, 1998, “The grand jury investigation of bin Laden, initiated in 1996, issues a sealed indictment, charging Bin Laden with ‘conspiracy to attack defense utilities of the United States.’ Prosecutors charge that bin Laden heads a terrorist organization called al Qaeda, the base, and was a major financier of Islamic terrorists around the world.”
– “Hunting Bin Laden; Who is Bin Laden & What Does He Want? A Chronology of His Political Life,” PBS Frontline, accessed on April 24, 2018