Jihad backer sentenced in $1.4 million Chicago food stamp fraud

Miami Herald ^ | Aug. 18, 2006 | MIKE ROBINSON

[FairOpinion]

A former grocery store owner already facing three years in prison for aiding a terrorist group got 14 months tacked onto his sentence Friday for swindling the food stamp program out of $1.4 million.

Hatem Fariz, 33, must serve a total of 51 months in federal prison under the sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Milton I. Shadur.

Fariz, who now lives in Spring Hill, Fla., also was ordered to repay the money he siphoned off by swapping cash for food stamps.

At the same time, Fariz pleaded guilty in a federal court in Tampa to conspiring to provide financial aid to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which has been designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization.

Fariz received a 37-month sentence on the Florida charge.

Shadur imposed the 51-month sentence, to run concurrent with Fariz's Florida time, saying it was the least he should have gotten if the two cases had been lumped together and placed before one judge for sentencing.

[FairOpinion]

He was co-defendent with Sami Al-Arian and made a deal. I hope he gave us some good info, because his sentences are entirely too light.

[FairOpinion]

PING

[butternut_squash_bisque]

"...three years in prison for aiding a terrorist group..."

He should have been executed, IMO.

[hsalaw]

Maybe his cellmate will be mean and xenophobic, and will flush his Koran down the toilet.

[Free ThinkerNY]

He should get the Daniel Pearl Treatment. Maybe someday he will if his type keep it up.

[Jazzman1]

so the LIBERALS' welfare system aided and abetted ANOTHER muzzie terrorist. WHAT A SHOCKER!

[operation clinton cleanup]

got 14 months tacked onto his sentence Friday for swindling the food stamp program out of $1.4 million.

Geez, this is one guy, imagine how much money is being stolen from the whole system. Wonder why the judge felt the need to impose the minimum sentence?

[operation clinton cleanup]

Hatem Fariz

Don't be a hater, Hatem!

[steveo]

imagine how much money is being stolen from the whole system.

Almost all of it.

[Balding_Eagle]

I'll do 14 months for $1,400,000.

[gaijin]

Wow! Let him off easy....!

For a minute there, I thought they'd put PANTIES ON HIS HEAD...!

[river rat]

It seems as though many Arabs in the country are here for the dole, graft, crime or to support and excuse terrorist activity..

The rest seem to be bitching about discrimination against them.

Go figure...
They are sure building a strong case in support of new internment camps and wholesale deportation of all the illegal Muslim immigrants.
It could be practice for the others that must be "addressed".

Semper Fi

[Chode]

they should BURN HIM!!!

[Gritty]

[Gay State Conservative]

Geeze,I'd get more time than that for picketing outside an abortion mill.

[lionheart 247365]

Seems like a real light sentence , not much of a deterrent .

[vpintheak]

Wow, about 4 years all together for helping terrorists. That ought to be about enough time for him to win some converts and become a gigantic threat to society. Thanks lieberals.

[mosquewatch.com]

You are a great American.

[outofsalt]

Bwahahahahahahahaha!