By WILLIAM MAYER and BEILA RABINOWITZ
October 16, 2008 - San Francisco, CA - PipeLineNews.org - On Tuesday, a St. Louis grand jury handed down a federal indictment charging 14 operators of local convenience marts with a complex scheme to help finance the Palestinian terror group Hamas.
Charges include, bank fraud, racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to receive stolen goods. [source, U.S. vs Hamed]
The conspirators are known collectively as the "Hamed" group, named after lead plotter, Bassam H. "Sam" Hamed who is 33. The plan originated 8 years ago, in 2000 when it was decided to fund the terror group, sometimes through the sale of contraband items, in the convenience stores and through a complex web of sales and re-sales from which funds were skimmed.
It is estimated that a minimum of $250,000 and as much as $1.5 million was netted in the illegal operation. Read more ...
October 16, 2008 - San Francisco, CA - PipeLineNews.org - On Tuesday, a St. Louis grand jury handed down a federal indictment charging 14 operators of local convenience marts with a complex scheme to help finance the Palestinian terror group Hamas.
Charges include, bank fraud, racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to receive stolen goods. [source, U.S. vs Hamed]
The conspirators are known collectively as the "Hamed" group, named after lead plotter, Bassam H. "Sam" Hamed who is 33. The plan originated 8 years ago, in 2000 when it was decided to fund the terror group, sometimes through the sale of contraband items, in the convenience stores and through a complex web of sales and re-sales from which funds were skimmed.
It is estimated that a minimum of $250,000 and as much as $1.5 million was netted in the illegal operation. Read more ...
Source: PipeLine News
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