Posted on 10/14/2004 9:14:01 PM PDT by rightgrafix
FBI agents have raided the home of a Waterbury Islamic leader as part of an investigation into a charity accused of financing Osama bin Laden and other terrorists.
Majeed Sharif, president of the United Muslim Mosque, won't say what investigators took from his Wolcott home yesterday. But he tells The Associated Press that he did volunteer work for the Islamic African Relief Agency, a charity the Bush administration recently accused of funneling money to terrorists.
The 57-year-old Sharif referred all questions to his attorney, who says Sharif did nothing wrong. His attorney wouldn't discuss the search but says Sharif is an amazing humanitarian.
The FBI says it executed a search in Wolcott but won't say where. A U.S. Justice Department spokesman says the search is part of a multistate investigation but there's no danger to the local community.
Federal agents executed a similar raid yesterday at the charity's Missouri office, seizing computers, boxes and files.
No charges have been filed against Sharif and documents related to the search are sealed.
Alhtough, connected with Missouri somehow - isn't that where a commuter plane mysteriously crashed last Saturday?
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