Terrorism raid in Seattle
From
KOMO TV News:
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10 Arrested In Joint Terrorism Task Force Raid
Terrorism task force agents arrested at least 10 Seattle-area residents Thursday on bank fraud, immigration fraud and weapons charges.
bq. Some were involved in a conspiracy to illegally bring Gambians into the country while others were defrauding banks of thousands of dollars, court papers said. At least two men are accused of weapons violations.
And more:
bq. A search warrant obtained by KOMO 4 News said agents searched the Crescent Cuts barber shop in South Seattle looking for training documents on urban warfare.
And more:
bq. In the bank fraud case, Assalaam is alleged to have led a scheme to deposit more than $10,000 worth of bad checks into various accounts over the past several years.
bq. The charging papers said federal agents had been aware of the scheme since 2002, when a confidential informant alerted them. The informant at times wore a wire to tape conversations with Assalaam. In one such conversation, Assalaam said he was raising funds not only for personal gain, but because, "You can't go to war broke." He said his "whole Muslim crew," was involved in the scheme.
bq. The FBI investigation of the case involved setting up fake accounts and businesses to trick Assalaam into believing that his scheme was successful, the charging documents said.
Good work - ten islamofascists out of circulation and another ring broken.
Posted by DaveH at November 18, 2004 2:43 PM