Three former leaders of an Islamic charity were convicted in Boston on Friday of lying to the U.S. government to obtain tax-exempt charitable status and of hiding behind their charitable front to support pro-jihad activities.Care International described its mission as helping war orphans, widows and refugees in Muslim nations. But federal prosecutors said the organization was a front for the promotion of Muslim terrorists in armed conflicts around the world.
The three defendants, all Muslims, were charged with tax code violations and with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government. The federal jury convicted all three on all counts, with the sole exception of an ancillary charge, of which the group's former president was acquitted.
'Today's verdict is a milestone in our efforts against those who conceal their support for extremist causes behind the veil of humanitarianism. For years, these defendants ran an allegedly charitable organization as a front for the collection of donations that they converted for the purpose of supporting violent jihadists,' said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Wainstein, in a prepared statement. Mr. Wainstein was nominated by President Bush in 2006 to his post as leader of the Justice Department's National Security Division.
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CAIR incoming in 3...2...1.... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Piso Mojado | January 11, 2008 5:15 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
CAIR incoming in 3...2...1...
1. Posted by Piso Mojado | January 11, 2008 5:15 PM |
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Posted on January 11, 2008 17:15
2. Posted by marc | January 11, 2008 5:25 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Here is the Justice Dept press release that has a few more details.
"Economic jihad" is alive and well in America and throughout the EU, but the MSM hardly ever touches the subject 'cause it doesn't "bleed" so they won't "lede" with the story.
2. Posted by marc | January 11, 2008 5:25 PM |
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Posted on January 11, 2008 17:25
3. Posted by Henry | January 13, 2008 10:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Did I see this correctly?
They were tried and convicted in BOSTON ?
3. Posted by Henry | January 13, 2008 10:23 AM |
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Posted on January 13, 2008 10:23