I-Drive shops raided [Further details about alleged terror financing by Arabs in Florida]

Orlando Sentinel ^ | 11/15/02 | By Jim Leusner, Pedro Ruz Gutierrez and Henry Pierson Curtis

[T Ruth]

This is a long article. Interesting photos accompany it.

[1bigdictator]

< He was cited for "exemplary citizenship, support of the Sheriff's Office and dedication to the principles of law and order and justice in America."

Yes, murdering Israeli babies must fill supporters of this terrorist with pride.

[LibWhacker]

. . . Maali should be held without bail because he has "financial ties to Middle Eastern organizations who advocate violence."

Well, they all have that! This should set the stage for internment.

[inflorida]

This has been front page news in Orlando for the past couple of days. It is interesting to note that Jesse Maali's wife is named Jihad Maali.

[1bigdictator]

< "internment"

Will never happen-- a government that is too scared to profile Arab males in the airports would never skip to that extreme step... even w/ reasonable suspicion.

[inflorida]

It will be interesting to see what happens tomorrow in court. Will Jesse Maali be able to post bond or not? I think the judge would be a fool to let him go considering how much he is worth.

[browardchad]

Thanks for posting -- good overall picture of a Jihadi support operation, and most importantly, a nice bust.

[Aaron_A]

In the past we as a society have overlooked immigration violations ... as a result we might be facing some very serious national security consequenses. Especially since just about every one of these reports seems to involve illegal Pakistanis.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/787816/posts

[Dark Wing]

ping

[summer]

Good post. I bet several of his wealthy neighbors in Isleworth and Windenmere wondered if the raid was for them! (There's lots of CEOs residing there.)

[summer]

Windenmere = Windermere

[summer]

Gee, looks like they were all over the place!

[lelio]

Thanks for the post. It will be interesting to say what he was doing smuggling these people into the country? If he says something about cheap labor I'll laugh, how much cheaper than mimimum wage can you get?
My guess is that he was either smuggling them in just for cash or he's part of a ring to bring in middle easterners into the country for who knows what.

[inflorida]

Here's the latest update (my account from our local news station)

-It was just reported on our local news that a relative of Jesse Maali is being investigated for a possible plot to kill an informant this past weekend.
-A decision has not been made in releasing Maali on bond or not. Prosecutors today revealed that they have evidence that Maali contributed to "charities" that support Al Quada and Hamas.
-Two weeks after 9/11/01, Maali transferred $650,000 to an Arab bank in NYC and since then it has disappeared. Prosecutors do not know where it went.

[T Ruth]

Thanks for the update!

[inflorida]

Here's another update as of this afternoon:

-US Marshals stormed the courtroom today and ordered everyone out due to a bomb threat targeting that specific courtroom. The result is another delay in determing whether Maali gets bond.
-There was another attempt on a DEA informant's life early this morning at 3:30AM. Bullets were fired at him but the murder attempt was unsuccessful. Maali's nephew Hassan is accused of this attempt along with another attempt this past Saturday.

Maali's family sure has a strange way of supporting him. They just make him look more guilty every day.