abi ▁became ▁a ▁tr uck ▁driver ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁Com mer cial ▁driver ' s ▁license ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁in ▁Minnesota . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Boston ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁and ▁three ▁days ▁later ▁wrote ▁a ▁c ash ier ' s ▁che que ▁for ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁explained ▁it ▁as ▁thinking ▁it ▁was ▁unsafe ▁to ▁carry ▁his ▁st ake ▁with ▁him ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁" b oun cing ▁from ▁city ▁to ▁city , ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁paid ▁driving ▁work ". ▁He ▁later ▁used ▁the ▁c ash ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Fre ight lin er ▁ 1 8 - w heel ▁tr uck ▁with ▁le ather ▁seats . ▁His ▁license ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Several ▁months ▁later , ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁license ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁carry ▁general ▁fre ight . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁F BI ▁noted ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁h ired ▁an ▁inform ant ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁room ing ▁house . ▁Ag ents ▁acquired ▁wire t aps ▁and ▁began ▁following ▁him , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁he ▁had ▁any ▁criminal ▁asp ir ations . ▁They ▁approached ▁him ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁a ▁hotel ▁room ▁with ▁F BI ▁agents ▁for ▁ 1 7 ▁days ▁to ▁be ▁inter rog