Today's Wall Street Journal front page says that in breaking up an international car theft ring recently, the LAPD interrupted the flow of profits to terrorists in the Republic of Georgia. It's in a piece on how the LAPD and other departments are doing their part to deter terrorism.
On Feb. 15, 2006, the LAPD busted eight people for fraud in connection with the alleged scam and issued arrest warrants for 11 others. Chechen terrorist financing was never mentioned in the indictments or in the press release that trumpeted the takedown of the operation. There were no news conferences claiming victory in the war on terror. Yet Russian police, U.S. intelligence and State Department officials familiar with the case today all say that they believe the LAPD's breakup of the ring was a setback to international terrorists....
Los Angeles has created one of the most active counterterrorist police departments in the country, often reacting to overseas attacks with its own contingency planning....The Los Angeles police's low-key strategy is to use local laws -- from parking ordinances to antifraud statutes -- to crack down on suspected terrorists. It's akin to the tactic the federal government used in the 1930s when going after gangster Al Capone: He was indicted for tax evasion instead of murder.
Los Angeles police say that since 9/11 they have arrested nearly 200 people, both American citizens and foreign nationals, with suspected ties to terrorist organizations. These included a group of North Africans that LAPD and federal officials are convinced were part of an al Qaeda support cell living in Los Angeles. The charges against them have ranged from marriage fraud to identity theft to illegal weapons possession.
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http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2006/12/lapd_and_the_chechen_terr.php
"...the LAPD interrupted the flow of profits to terrorists in the Republic of Georgia."
Well now, that is great news Oorang.
Adding one more link to your post/link on no. 1545 Oorang.
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2006/12/lapd_and_the_chechen_terr.php
LA OBSERVED: "LAPD and the Chechen terrorists"
by Kevin Roderick
(December 29, 2006)
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http://www.lapdonline.org/february_2006/news_view/23382
LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
"International Fraud Ring Broken"
Los Angeles