“On June 8 [1998], a U.S. grand jury investigation of Osama bin Laden, which was opened in 1996, finally issues a sealed indictment, charging Osama bin Laden with ‘conspiracy to attack defense utilities of the United States.’ The United States prosecutors charge that Osama bin Laden is head of a terrorist organization named al-Qaeda, and is also a major financier of Islamic organizations around the world.”
– Najwa bin Laden, Omar bin Laden, and Jean Sasson, Growing Up Bin Laden, Page 316