Police Pull Over Immigrants, Find Cash, Cellphones
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(KDKA) MURRYSVILLE Police in Murrysville along with federal authorities are trying to find solve a mystery.
Two foreigners from the Republic of Georgia were found in Murrysville with a van filled with 15 prepaid cell phones and $4,200 in cash......more at link
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FBI: Approach Missing Egyptians with Caution
August 08, 2006 11:38 AM
Brian Ross Reports:
The FBI has issued an urgent nationwide alert for 11 Egyptian students who entered the United States last week but failed to show up for their courses at Montana State University.
An FBI advisory says there are, at present, no known connections to any terrorist group but that the students are to be "approached with caution" and taken into custody. They "are here illegally and wanted for questioning," the advisory says.
The advisory comes just over a month before the five-year anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on the United States.
"This is of very serious concern and is being closely tracked," said Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
The FBI says the Egyptians arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on July 29 and disappeared. The advisory says the alert is nationwide but that there is specific concern the Egyptians may be on the Eastern Seaboard.
According to the advisory the 11 missing Egyptians are:
1. Ibrahim, El Sayed Ahmed Elsayed; DOB OF 4/29/1986.
2. El Dessouki, Eslam Ibrahim Mohamed; DOB OF 02/21/1985.
3. El Bahnasawi, Alaa Abd El Fattah Ali; DOB OF 04/02/1986.
4. Abd Alla, Mohamed Ragab Mohamed; DOB OF 02/15/1984.
5. El Laket, Ahmed Refaat Saad El Moghazi; DOB OF 09/01/1986.
6. El Ela, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Abou; DOB OF 02/02/1985.
7. El Moghazy, Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed; DOB OF 08/08/1986.
8. Abdou, Ebrahim Mabrouk Moustafa; DOB OF 02/25/1984.
9. El Gafary, Moustafa Wagdy Moustafa; DOB OF 07/01/1988.
10.Maray, Mohamed Saleh Ahmed; DOB OF 09/12/1985.
11.El Shenawy, Mohamed Ibrahim Fouaad; DOB OF 08/12/1988.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/08/fbi_approach_mi.html
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Aug 7, 2006 8:10 pm US/Eastern
"Police Pull Over Immigrants, Find Cash, Cellphones"
(KDKA) MURRYSVILLE Police in Murrysville along with federal authorities are trying to find solve a mystery.
Two foreigners from the Republic of Georgia were found in Murrysville with a van filled with 15 prepaid cell phones and $4,200 in cash.
Fifty-three year-old Malkhaz Zakutashvili was held by police.
A second man, 25 year-old Zurabi Maisuradze was not detained."
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"Foreign man being held for feds"
By Liz Zemba
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, August 7, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Most of the money, $3,400, belonged to Maisuradze and was found in an envelope in the van. The remaining $800 was in Zakutashvili's possession.
The men had visited the Eckerd store to purchase batteries, Tappe said. They told police they were en route to Philadelphia.
Tappe said the federal agent who investigated, Richard Nicoloff, did not ask Murrysville police to confiscate any of the items from the van.
"They didn't want the laptops or the cell phones," Tappe said. "That surprised me ... Just with the activities, and what they were doing, I'm surprised they let Zurabi go without questioning him."
Nicoloff did not return a phone call Sunday seeking comment."