 Chandia was alleged to have provided material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba, and helped Ali al-Tamimi, the spiritual leader of the Virginia Jihad Network, by scheduling speaking engagements, providing 50,000 paintballs to assist in training terrorists, and introducing Tamimi's Network to Lashkar-e-Taiba.Special Agent Christopher Mamula led the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore field offices of the FBI, in conjunction with the Anti-Terrorist Branch of New Scotland Yard in the United Kingdom, in investigating the case.Federal authorities raided his home in Gaithersburg on May 8, 2003 after finding evidence of his involvement in terrorist organizations.