Posted on 09/19/2010 9:19:54 AM PDT by Nachum
RIYADH: A US court has convicted Pete Seda, cofounder of the Riyadh-based Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation in Oregon, of tax fraud and conspiracy, while another US court has dismissed the foundation's co-director Soliman AlButhi in the 9/11 terror-funding case filed by the families of victims of the attacks. "Such judgments indicate a sharp contrast in the American position and explicitly explain how Islamophobia is on parade in the US," said Thomas H. Nelson, the attorney representing AlButhi.
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2010 : (OREGON : AL HARAMAIN TERROR CHARITY DIRECTOR PETE SEDA IS CONVICTED) SNIPPET: A jury in Oregon convicted Al-Haramain director Pete Seda in 2010 of filing a false tax return to hide $130,000 in travelers checks routed the charity that may have ended up in the hands of Chechen militants. —————Saudi Officials Try To Shut Down Oregon Charity: Group Owns Property In Ashland , For The Record - The IPT Blog Appeals Court Rejects Al Haramain Damages by IPT News TUES Aug 7, 2012 at 5:11 pm http://www.investigativeproject.org/3701/appeals-court-rejects-al-haramain-damages
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