In a statement, the prosecutors say U.S. authorities accuse the man of financing arms purchases for terrorists and helping militants travel to Somalia to take part in a jihad (or holy war).
One of the militants allegedly carried out a suicide attack in Somalia about a year ago.
The man, who was not identified beyond his age, 43, had once lived in the midwestern U.S. city of Minneapolis (Minnesota).
He was arrested Sunday at a center for asylum-seekers in the Dutch city of Dronten.
The United States has requested his extradition. The request is being considered by the Dutch government, which has an extradition treaty with the United States.
The identity of the man, who was arrested Sunday at an asylum seekers center near Amsterdam, was not released in line with Dutch privacy laws. The statement by the national prosecutors’ office said American authorities asked for the man's arrest and have sought his extradition.
E.K. Wilson, an FBI spokesman in Minneapolis, is also quoted to have said: "We're aware of this individual and of this arrest, and it is related to our ongoing Minneapolis investigation." Wilson said the FBI was working closely with Dutch authorities through its legal attaché office in Brussels, and is also coordinating with the Department of Justice Office of International Affairs.
As many as 20 young Somali men left the Minneapolis area over the last two years to go to Somalia and possibly fight with terror groups. At least three men have died, including one who carried out a suicide bombing in the semiautonomous Puntland region in October 2008.
