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>> reporter: what happened to saayeed? >> he's sentenced and has been out of prison for some time. >> smoke screen still is the most important terrorism case talking about terrorist organizations and how they fund themselves. >> it was a benchmark case for the first use of the material support statute. it was the first conviction at trial in american history. and the proof now is the fact that it been used over a hundred times since this case came about. it is the primary tool to address isis and al qaeda. every single indictment of an isis or al qaeda has included material support. >> reporte...

Most important terrorism case talking about terrorist organizations and how they fund themselves. >> it was a benchmark case for the first use of the material support statute. it was the first conviction at trial in american history. and the proof now is the fact that it been used over a hundred times since this case came about. it is the primary tool to address isis and al qaeda. every single indictment of an isis or al qaeda has included material support. >> reporter: are there sleeper cells in the united states today? >> absolutely. they do low-level criminal activity that makes a lot of mo...