BOSTON -- A Sudbury man and another man were charged Thursday in federal court with providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, multiple false statements to law enforcement and conspiracy.

Acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Boston Field Division, announced Thursday that Takek Mehanna, 27, of Sudbury, and Ahmad Abousamra, age 28, who currently lives in Syria, were charged in a 10-count indictment with providing and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, conspiracy to provide false information to law enforcement and a number of separate counts of false statements to law enforcement.

The indictment alleges that, beginning in or about 2001 and continuing until in or about the date of the return of the indictment, Mehanna and Abousamra conspired with each other, and others, to provide material support to terrorists knowing that their support would be used in preparation for and carrying out a conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure persons or damage property in a foreign country and extraterritorial homicide of a U.S. national.

It is further alleged that between 2002 and the spring of 2007, Mehanna and Abousamra provided or attempted to provide such support, the indictment said.

Additionally, according to the indictment, between 2001 and the date of the return of the indictment, Mehanna and Abousamra conspired to kill in a foreign country. Finally, the indictment alleges that between 2003 and the date of the return of the indictment, Mehanna and Abousamra conspired to provide false information to law enforcement, and on specific occasions allegedly provided false information and documents.

Mehanna was previously indicted in January 2009 for making false statements to members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force of the FBI in connection with a terrorism investigation. On Oct. 21, 2009, he was arrested on a criminal complaint that alleged conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and is being detained pending a hearing in U.S. District Court in Boston, on Nov. 12, 2009.

If convicted on either of the material support charges, Mehanna and Abousamra each face up to 15 years imprisonment, to be followed by supervised release for any term of years up to life and a $250,000 fine, on each of the two counts. If convicted of conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, Mehanna and Abousamra each face up to life imprisonment, to be followed by supervised release for any term of years up to life.

Two of the false statement counts alleged against Mehanna and one alleged against Abousamra concern false statements in connection with a terrorism investigation; on those counts, the defendants faces a maximum of eight years imprisonment, to be followed by three years supervised release and a $250,000 fine on each count.

The remaining false statement counts and the conspiracy to provide false information, each carry up to five years imprisonment, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.