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FBI: Rochester NY Stores Front for Funding Terrorists
© 2008 Newport Television LLC ^ | 5/08 7:13 pm | Reported by: Jane Flasch

Posted on 05/09/2008 7:14:20 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

(Rochester, N.Y.) - Three convenience stores in Rochester were fronts for a money laundering operation to fund an Islamic terrorist organization according to the FBI

Mohammed Muthana said federal agents are unfairly targeting the convenience store he's run for 13 years. "We are citizens almost 8 years but we don't feel it. After September 11, no, they treat me the wrong way."

In carefully timed raids, FBI agents hit five locations seizing boxes of records and computer components.

Experts from the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS examined financial documents. According to search warrants, they were looking for evidence of large, improper money transfers to Yemen.

Ahmed Nagi, whose home was raided by the FBI said, "They asked me about my social security number and they searched." Authorities tracked 324 overseas money transfers totaling $12.3 million to the same social security number.

Defense attorneys say documents provide another explanation. They say the convenience store owners were authorized by the Yemeni government to act as intermediaries for Yemeni Americans who wanted to send money to family overseas. Yet U.S. authorities say that's not where the money went.

According to court documents the men also agreed to help another man (an undercover agent) send $100,000 directly to Hezbollah.

Three men have now been charged with money laundering and conspiracy.

Prosecutors do not allege that the three men had direct ties with Hezbollah, only that they knowingly sent money to accounts they believed were controlled by the terrorist organization.

If convicted, the men face up to 20 years in prison


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aliens; crimaliens; enemywithin; immigration; infiltration; religionofpeace; rochester; wot

1 posted on 05/09/2008 7:14:20 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: firebrand; sono; SJackson; NYer; Yehuda; SoCalPol; holdonnow

ping


2 posted on 05/09/2008 7:16:41 AM PDT by AliVeritas (When the going gets tough, the tough vote present.)
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To: AliVeritas

ping


3 posted on 05/09/2008 7:18:42 AM PDT by Thommas (The snout of the camel is in the tent..)
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To: AliVeritas

Hang em high


4 posted on 05/09/2008 7:19:17 AM PDT by east1234 (It's the borders stupid!)
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To: Thommas
They hate the West.
Why are they here ?
5 posted on 05/09/2008 7:20:14 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: east1234

yUK....The city of my birth. It’s a hell hole now. What a difference 50 years makes!!


6 posted on 05/09/2008 7:21:29 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

And yet the US government sends millions upon millions in “aid” to Palestinians ... go figure.


7 posted on 05/09/2008 7:22:45 AM PDT by coloradan (The US is becoming a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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To: tioga

Ping!


8 posted on 05/09/2008 7:23:45 AM PDT by NYer (Jesus whom I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God. - St. Athanasius)
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To: Sacajaweau

It’s not a hell hole, there’s a few ‘hoods. The burbs are fine. the outlying south east burbs are very nice.


9 posted on 05/09/2008 7:25:13 AM PDT by wny
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

It’s a race war with the arabs winning in Iran and every where else they live and breed.


10 posted on 05/09/2008 7:25:44 AM PDT by x_plus_one ("let them eat cake, drive small electric cars and take the bus")
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To: NYer

And we’ve done what to Jimmy Carter?


11 posted on 05/09/2008 7:26:03 AM PDT by Eurale
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To: EagleandLiberty

Thanks for that advice, Sen. Byrd. After all - all these “darkies” might well be muslims and terrorists.


13 posted on 05/09/2008 7:31:09 AM PDT by indcons
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Enemies among us.


14 posted on 05/09/2008 7:31:33 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Average White Conservative)
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To: indcons

I only go into 7-11, Circle K mostly. (I go to another chain that is owned by my friend). If the store is ‘Mohammad’s KWIK SHOP’ I won’t stop.


15 posted on 05/09/2008 7:38:02 AM PDT by EagleandLiberty (El Rushbo Tribal name -- RinoHunter Vote Conservatives '08)
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To: AliVeritas

bookmark


16 posted on 05/09/2008 7:46:17 AM PDT by AliVeritas (When the going gets tough, the tough vote present.)
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To: EagleandLiberty
" How to keep $$ out of TERRORISTS HANDS in a CONVENIENCE STORE?

Stay away from them, if you see a white person behind the counter, it's ok. "

Most of the convenience stores in my area are owned and staffed by Sikhs. They are not Muslims, and are very conservative and pro-American, but they have dark skin.

Is it okay with you if I engage in commerce at their venues?

I just want to do what's right. (sarc/off)

17 posted on 05/09/2008 7:56:15 AM PDT by Hoof Hearted
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Good job.


18 posted on 05/09/2008 8:00:20 AM PDT by Red6 (Come and take it.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

They hate the West.
Why are they here ?

To exploit the U.S. system into funding there cause. Inner terrorism at it’s best.


19 posted on 05/09/2008 8:02:32 AM PDT by Wavrnr10
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
"They asked me about my social security number and they searched."

The horror~!!!!!!!!

20 posted on 05/09/2008 8:25:04 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

They hate the West.
Why are they here ?

&&&&
A: Conquest in the name of their pig god.


21 posted on 05/09/2008 8:28:24 AM PDT by Bigg Red
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Is there a website listing Muslim-owned businesses in the U.S., or by region? I found one from Lansing, MI, put up by Muslims themselves, but really would like to use a master site to do a Google Maps mashup, so we would know where not to do business.
22 posted on 05/09/2008 8:36:08 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

They are here to take over the US


23 posted on 05/09/2008 8:43:59 AM PDT by devistate one four (ruger p89, the ak47 of pistols)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

“”We are citizens almost 8 years but we don’t feel it. After September 11, no, they treat me the wrong way.”

Making these guys citizens was the first mistake.


24 posted on 05/09/2008 8:51:29 AM PDT by AuntB (Vote Obama! ..........Because ya can't blame 'the man' when you are the 'man'.... Wanda Sikes)
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To: wny
It’s not a hell hole
BS. I've lived here for over 40 years and this city sucks. If being the (per capita) murder capital of NYS isn't a hell hole, what is?
25 posted on 05/09/2008 9:21:35 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven

I live in the outlying SE burbs I mentioned. It’s very nice. Like I said, there’s a couple of nasty ‘hoods I wouldn’t go near that account for the per capita murder rate. It’s also an economic dead zone do to the imbeciles in Albany. But if you think it’s that bad, leave.


26 posted on 05/09/2008 9:34:04 AM PDT by wny
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To: montag813

A few links RE: Islamic companies in the USA

http://www.boycottwatch.org/caribou/caribou03.htm

http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/29822


27 posted on 05/09/2008 10:57:48 AM PDT by VOA
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To: wny
there’s a couple of nasty ‘hoods I wouldn’t go near
Forty years ago we partied our @sses off downtown, both day and night. And I mean all night, anywhere and everywhere.
Today, the whole city is a cesspool while apologists like you and that jack@ss Bill Johnson try to make excuses like, "it's only bad in a couple of hoods" or "there are no gangs in Rochester."
The city is a fiscal and physical cesspool. Being of sound mind, I don't live in the city ... never have, never will. But the decent people who did live there "once upon a time" have left by the thousands.

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001 755
2002 805
2003 935
2004 827
2005 928
2006 1,260

Offense 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murder, Man-Slaughter 40 42 58 36 53 49
Forcible Rape 84 107 86 91 100 92
Robbery 921 972 1,166 934 1,026 1332
Aggravated Assault 618 665 724 721 795 1193

28 posted on 05/09/2008 10:59:04 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: NYer

Wow. That’s getting close to home.

(Just heard Clark had his hip replaced. Retirement looms!)


29 posted on 05/09/2008 11:22:44 AM PDT by tioga
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To: wny

A few hoods?? Rochester have a horrific murder rate. My 90 year old mother was robbed IN HER HOME at gunpoint. They made my sister crawl AT GUNPOINT to get their purses etc.. Walk city streets like when I was a kid?? NEVER!! I roll up my car windows when I drive through it. There are a few good areas but generally...It’s one scarey city.


30 posted on 05/09/2008 2:20:41 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Where’s the National News Media? Oh! I forgot, they are busy pushing Obama into the White House.


31 posted on 05/10/2008 9:58:36 AM PDT by Paige ("Facts are stubborn things." President Ronald Reagan)
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