ˈɛlbeɪnˌeɪ wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪndˈaɪɾᵻd ɪn æbsˈɛntiːə ɪn ɐ fˈɛdɚɹəl kɹˈɪmɪnəl kəmplˈeɪnt ʌnsˈiːld ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹt fɚðə wˈɛstɚn dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, bˈʌfəlˌoʊ, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk.
Elbaneh was also indicted in absentia in a federal criminal complaint unsealed on May 21, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Buffalo, New York.