Another Federal terrorism case unravels
Another of Ashcroft's terror cases bites the dust. Omar Shishani, held in Detroit for nine months on terror charges related to his possession of $12 million in counterfeit checks, pleaded guilty to counterfeit security charges Tuesday while all terror-related charges were dropped.
"He is not a terrorist," said Shishani's attorney, Corbett O'Meara. "It is symptomatic of our nation's hysteria that he was ever branded a terrorist. This was garden-variety financial fraud." ....A federal law enforcement source said an exhaustive investigation turned up no evidence of ties between Shishani and terrorism.Shishani faces up to five years in jail for conspiracy and possession of counterfeit securities.
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