Federal prosecutors say four men, two of them Indian citizens, have been charged with trying to send money to an al-Qaeda leader.
The U.S. Justice Department says it was part of ongoing efforts to carry out violence against U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
An indictment filed in federal court in Ohio says the men worked together to send money and other assistance to a known al-Qaeda leader in the Arabian Peninsula.
Prosecutors say one suspect traveled to Yemen in 2009 in an attempt to meet with the al-Qaeda leader.
Two of the men are brothers from India while the other two are U.S. citizens.
Prosecutors say one the suspects studied at the University of Illinois while two were students at Ohio State University about 10 years ago.
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