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| Palestinian in Florida Charged With Perjury About Jihad Activities |
| 2004-03-04 |
| A Palestinian accused of belonging to a militant Islamic group linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing was charged Thursday with perjury for allegedly trying to conceal his activities in recruiting fighters and raising money to support a global jihad, officials said. Adham Amin Hassoun, 40, was charged with making false statements to Homeland Security and FBI agents, obstructing justice and five counts of perjury during his immigration hearing. He was previously charged with possessing a firearm, which is illegal for a nonimmigrant alien. If convicted, Hassoun could face 10 years in prison for the firearm charge and five years on each of the other charges. Hassoun has been jailed at the Krome Detention Center west of Miami since his arrest by a terrorism task force in June. The computer programmer and father of three has lived in Florida since 1989, when he arrived on a student visa. According to the indictment, Hassoun gave materially false statements to Homeland Security and FBI agents when they questioned him about his activities in recruiting and funding for jihad activities. He perjured himself when talking about the recruitment, funding and foreign travel of a person for the purpose of fighting a jihad and when asked if he spoke in coded language while discussing jihad activities, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Hassoun also falsely testified that he did not participate in conversations about killing a woman in Lebanon, according to the indictment..... [more] |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |