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Home Front: WoT
Jihad backer sentenced in Chicago for fraud
2006-08-19
A former grocery store owner already facing three years in prison for aiding a terrorist group got 14 months tacked onto his sentence Friday for swindling a government social welfare program out of $1.4 million. Hatem Fariz, 33, must serve a total of 51 months in federal prison under the sentence handed down by US District Judge Milton I. Shadur.

“Fariz pleaded guilty in a federal court in Tampa to conspiring to provide financial aid to Palestinian Islamic Jihad...”
Fariz, who now lives in Spring Hill, Florida, also was ordered to repay the money he siphoned off by swapping cash for government food stamp vouchers. At the same time, Fariz pleaded guilty in a federal court in Tampa to conspiring to provide financial aid to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which has been designated by the US government as a terrorist organization. Fariz received a 37-month sentence on the Florida charge.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Some folks just need a good shankin'. Mail all of his cellmates lots of extra toothbrushes and sandpaper.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-19 15:38  

#7   Spring Hill, Florida,

Jeeebus, hell on earth. One of the worlds largest subdivisons built in the middle of scrub oak badlands and when built 50 miles from anywhere.
Posted by: 6   2006-08-19 15:18  

#6  "swapping cash for government food stamp"

Food stamps.
30 years ago one could buy a gun (at 10 cents to the $) with food stamps. Of all the welfare programs, food stamps are the worst. The left admits with the food stamp program that the "poor" can NOT be trusted with cash. I.E. lack of cash is NOT the "poor's" problem; bad decision making is.
Posted by: Choger Fleatch5447   2006-08-19 08:43  

#5  He's just doing the welfare fraud and terrorist support that Americans don't want to do.
When he's done doing his time, I hope they rocket ride his ass back to whatever Islamic republic paradise he hails from.
Posted by: tu3031   2006-08-19 08:29  

#4  Don't blame ole Hatem, he's just expediting things up a bit. An off-shore operation if you will. "Social Welfare Programs" are already a form of terrorism, have been for many years.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-08-19 05:16  

#3  Duh. $100K = one month? LOL.
Posted by: flyover   2006-08-19 01:28  

#2  I had it all wrong .

Crime does pay.

Damn I could've owned a grocery store
Posted by: McGruff The Crime Dog   2006-08-19 01:27  

#1  A million $ = one month?

Sheesh. WTF are we working for a living? Just brew a scam to steal from Dhimmi social programs, stash it somewhere, serve a little stretch, lose a little weight working out, and retire to the Carib.
Posted by: flyover   2006-08-19 00:21  

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