Feds investigate ex-president of Islamic Center (Spokane WA)

Spokane Spokesman-Review ^ | July 21, 2002 | Bill Morlin

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[Catspaw]

Ping!

[dennisw]

I can't wait to see Grampa Dave's comments.

[RaceBannon]

BUMP

[Catspaw]

Neither can I.

But he was selling STONES? Uh huh.

[dennisw]

Stones?? Probably to look into the import-export business so he could learn more about to smuggle nasty stuff into the US..... To learn the ins and outs. Maybe make some contacts with some corruptable folks on the Seattle docks.

[cardinal4]

Is it me? Or are all the people arrested or under investigation by the joint terrorism task force established after 9/11 all have islamic names? You think there is a pattern here? /sarcasm

[aculeus]

Mallah is malevolent.

[Catspaw]

I think you're on the right track, dennisw.

And I'm most curious about what went up in that unsolved arson fire, too.

[anymouse]

Possible al-Queda perp ping.

[doug from upland]

Thanks for the heads up. I think Seattle needs a good house cleaning.

[Catspaw]

The investigation, according to the article, started seven months ago, but given the history, he must've drawn some attention from the authorities long before that. However, with additional resources, they've been able to investigate him more thoroughly.

He's in deep doo doo, no question about it.

[dennisw]

And I'm most curious about what went up in that unsolved arson fire, too.
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Too many of these Muslim guys develope contempt for a "soft" United States. They then start to game the system in small ways or large ways. Many immigrants are just law abiding worker bees but many turn to sleeze, crime and cash businesses (such as restaurants and taxi/limos)to make their income. I'm amazed how Muslim guys are in the news eveyday having multiple driver's liscences and passports.

[knighthawk]

Very interesting. What kind of punishment he could get when he is found guilty?

[Catspaw]

Depends on what he's charged with and how many counts--for example, if he's charged with a number of bankruptcy fraud counts & wire fraud counts, they can pile up when he's sentenced, if the sentences are consectutive rather than concurrent. It's probably in the 20-50 year range, minimum. But that's probably not what he'd serve--that could be in the 10-15 year range.

I'll keep and eye on this case & ping you when he's charged. Then we can find out what he's facing.

This is going to be an interesting case, as well as the case of the guy from Detroit who was arrested for having $12 million in fake cashier's checks.

[knighthawk]

Thanks. Here in the Netherlands you'd have to murder somebody to get 10-15 years! We got a maximum jail sentence of 20 years.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the article/thread and the ping.

This financial stuff is going get very interesting as it goes from the Canadian border to Mexico and to the East Coast.

They just are not planning more 9/11's, they are involved in all types of scams to raise money for future terrorists acts.

[Grampa Dave]

I will probably have to hold most comments for today as other things are scheduled for the computer and Grampa Dave.

These scams are starting to break out re the reporting all over the west coast, the midwest and the east coast. It appears that our cpa's who are auditing these scumbags are pretty good at following the money.

I will try to link an incredible story of a guy with roots back to the wine country and the scams he had going.

[Catspaw]

Before the law was changed a decade or so ago, the maximum anyone could serve for murder (1st degree) was 11 2/3rds years in prison. I thought it was appalling, and certainly not enough. The maximum punishment for 1st degree homicide in Wisconsin is now life without parole. We don't have the death penalty, although there are frequent attempts to get the death penalty in our state.