Ali al - Marri due to appear in court on Tuesday ; he 's charged with conspiracy . The 43-year-old man will be sent at some point to Peoria , Illinois , to face a criminal trial . Last year Supreme Court rejected al - Marri 's challenge of presidential election . Al - Marri , a U.S. resident originally from Yemen , has been in custody for 7 years . He 's accused of being a ` ` sleeper agent '' for al Qaeda who trained at terror camp .
Ali al - Marri due to appear in court on Tuesday ; he 's charged with conspiracy . Last year Supreme Court rejected al - Marri 's challenge of presidential election . Al - Marri , a U.S. resident originally from Yemen , has been in custody for 7 years . He 's accused of being a ` ` sleeper agent '' for al Qaeda who trained at terror camp .