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| Michigan man faces charges related to Toledo terror probe |
| 2006-08-01 |
| Federal prosecutors have charged a Michigan man with making false statements in a terror investigation in Toledo. Jihad Hekmat Dahabi, 47, of Dearborn, is accused of lying to investigators in February when he was asked whether he set up a charity for Marwan El-Hindi, one of three Toledo men facing life in prison if convicted of conspiring to kill U.S. troops in Iraq. On the same day federal agents arrested El-Hindi - Feb. 19 - Dahabi told agents in Michigan that he hadn't finished the paper work for the charity because El-Hindi hadn't provided all the information, according to an affidavit filed last week by U.S. Treasury agent James Echols. But investigators say Dahabi didn't file the paper work because he knew he was mixed up in something nefarious. On June 7, investigators showed Dahabi parts of secret audio and video recordings of an April 2005 meeting involving Dahabi, El-Hindi and another man - apparently Darren Griffin, the government's informant in the case. El-Hindi wanted to set up a charity to get government grants. After reviewing the tapes, Dahabi came clean, the affidavit stated, noting that the charity never got off the ground because Dahabi destroyed all the paper work after El-Hindi left his office in April. Dahabi "suspected possible terrorism implications, based upon the expressed intentions to apply for grants for 'self-defense-training,' and his personal knowledge regarding world events relative to terrorist acts," according to the affidavit. Dahabi, being held in Michigan, couldn't be reached for comment and apparently didn't have an attorney as of Monday. El-Hindi, Wassim Mazloum and Mohammad Amawi are scheduled to stand trial on terror charges May 1. "The only thing we can glean from this is the guy [Dahabi] doesn't tell the truth," said Stephen Hartman, El-Hindi's lawyer. Meanwhile, the affidavit filed last week said a federal grand jury continues to investigate El-Hindi and others for possible mail and wire fraud. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 Dearborn seems to be a cesspool of the proportions of the bunker towns in France. Obviously needs a good cleaning. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-08-01 11:46 |
| #1 Jihad is his first name? Wonderful. I think I'll change My name to Crusade. Or maybe Genocide. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-08-01 09:46 |