DETROIT -- A former suspect in the FBI investigation into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks told Local 4 Wednesday that he was simply a man in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Farouk Ali-Hamoud, 21, was released Oct. 10 after three weeks in custody, and the U.S. attorney has dismissed charges against him. His lawyer said charges that he was in any way involved in the attacks should never have been filed.

He was one of three men inside a southwest Detroit home when federal agents raided it looking for Nabil Al-Marabh (pictured, left). His name was on the mailbox, but neighbors said that he had long moved away.

The FBI said that Al-Marabh has been tied to Osama bin Laden and to suspects in the hijackings and attacks on New York and Washington.

Ali-Hamoud (pictured, right) said that he had just moved into the home on Norman Street a short time before the FBI bust. Arrested with him were roommates Ahmed Hannan and Karim Koubriti.

Agents said that they found fake visas, passports, immigration forms and Social Security and immigration identification cards.

Investigators also were interested in LSG Sky Chefs employee badges they allegedly found for Hannan, 33, and Koubriti, 23. The two men worked as dishwashers at Detrot Metro Airport for two months before they stopped coming to work, a company spokesperson said.

FBI agents also found a planner inside the home that the men shared that contained notes referring to the "American military base in Turkey," "Alia Airport in Jordan" and the "American foreign minister" in Arabic handwriting. Investigators were continuing to dig for details of the notations.

Ali-Hamoud told Local 4 that he has kept a low profile since his release, and has stayed inside of his Dearborn home. He said that he is concerned about his safety.

Prosecutors are expected to be subpoena Ali-Hamoud in the cases against his former roommates.

Former Detroit resident Al-Marabh, 34, is being held in federal custody in New York. He is one of the FBI's top four suspects, Local 4 reported last month.

Al-Marabh has been tied to two of the hijack suspects, Satam Al-Sugami and Ahmed Al-Ghamdj, according to a British Observer report.

Al-Marabh remains jailed in New York in solitary confinement. He was arrested Sept. 19 in Justice, Ill., near Chicago, and has refused to cooperate with authorities, Local 4 reported.

Reporters at a Toronto newspaper found paperwork showing that Al-Marabh sent $15,000 to three men who federal agents believe were involved with the planning or funding of the terrorist attack.