By Joe Kaufman
Now that the Holy Land Foundation trial has ended and guilty verdicts have been rendered on all defendants, on all counts, we have the opportunity and the duty to see how those decisions reflect on the other groups and individuals who were involved in the case, specifically on the side of the defense.
Besides the six defendants -- all former leaders of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) and HLF itself -- apart from the legal sense of the words, there were a number of others who were being “put on trial” for crimes as well. They were given the label “unindicted co-conspirators,” which means just as it’s written, those involved in a conspiracy who were not indicted (charged) for their role in the conspiracy.
A more precise explanation for the term is found in the 2004 Federal Courts Law Review (FCLR) 1, Section II.A.1, which states, “The term ‘unindicted co-conspirator’ refers to any person who allegedly ‘agreed with others to violate the law but who is not being charged with an offense and who, consequently, will not be tried or sentenced for his criminal conduct’… Prosecutors often have enough evidence to indict these individuals, but instead name them as unindicted co-conspirators for a variety of strategic reasons.”
With regards to the HLF case, the list of “unindicted co-conspirators” numbers over 300. Read more ...
Now that the Holy Land Foundation trial has ended and guilty verdicts have been rendered on all defendants, on all counts, we have the opportunity and the duty to see how those decisions reflect on the other groups and individuals who were involved in the case, specifically on the side of the defense.
Besides the six defendants -- all former leaders of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) and HLF itself -- apart from the legal sense of the words, there were a number of others who were being “put on trial” for crimes as well. They were given the label “unindicted co-conspirators,” which means just as it’s written, those involved in a conspiracy who were not indicted (charged) for their role in the conspiracy.
A more precise explanation for the term is found in the 2004 Federal Courts Law Review (FCLR) 1, Section II.A.1, which states, “The term ‘unindicted co-conspirator’ refers to any person who allegedly ‘agreed with others to violate the law but who is not being charged with an offense and who, consequently, will not be tried or sentenced for his criminal conduct’… Prosecutors often have enough evidence to indict these individuals, but instead name them as unindicted co-conspirators for a variety of strategic reasons.”
With regards to the HLF case, the list of “unindicted co-conspirators” numbers over 300. Read more ...
Source: FrontPage Magazine
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