Umer Hayat To Be Sentenced Today
Originally Arrested In Terrorist Investigation
(AP) SACRAMENTO A Lodi man wrapped up in a headline-grabbing terrorism investigation is to be sentenced today in Sacramento federal court.
Umer Hayat, an ex-ice cream vendor, was arrested in June 2005 on charges of lying to the FBI about his oldest son's terrorist training in Pakistan and his own visits to the camps.
His trial ended in a hung jury and he agreed to plead guilty to unrelated customs charges.
He says he expects to walk out of court today a free man.
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The enforcement effort was part of Operation Predator, which is responsible for the arrests of more than 8,200 sex offenders nationwide.
(CBS) LOS ANGELES Twenty-five people were arrested during an operation targeting "foreign national sex offenders," including a Mexican man who allegedly tried to kidnap a 7-year-old girl, authorities said Thursday.
The enforcement effort was part of Operation Predator, which is responsible for the arrests of more than 8,200 sex offenders nationwide.
More than 1,100 of those arrests were made in the Los Angeles area.
"These pedophiles pose a serious threat to the well-being of our children, our families, and our communities," said Robert Schoch, special agent-in-charge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office of investigations in Los Angeles.
Personnel from ICE and the U.S. Attorney's Office conducted the three-day enforcement action.
Four of the suspects -- two Salvadorans, a Honduran and a Mexican -- had been deported from the United States previously, ICE reported. They are being prosecuted for "re-entering the United States after deportation," a felony that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if convicted.....
Major Kudos to all of the law enforcement agencies involved in Operation Predator...thousands caught...thousands more to be caught!!