[kcvl]

Her link to Hezbollah is through fugitive Detroit restaurateur Talal Khalil Chahine - now on the lam in Lebanon to avoid U.S. tax charges - who was an accomplice in her citizenship scam.

Talal Khalil Chahine, 51, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan and the owner of the “La Shish” restaurant chain, and Elfat El Aouar, 39 of Plymouth, a “La Shish” financial manager and Chahine’s wife. Chahine and El Aouar are charged by the federal grand jury Indictment

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[khnyny]

I’m aware of her brother-in-law. He left his wife to serve her jail term and is on the lam in Lebanon. He’s not ever coming back.

The whole interconnectedness of the family is one of the fascinating parts of this story. Prouty’s current husband works for the State Department. He was hired during the Clinton administration and had some sensitive posts to the ME.