Archive for the ‘Terrorism’ Category

Relentless Terrorism Prosecutor Faces Accusations of His Own

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Sami al-Arian, one of the nation’s most prominent terrorism defendants, was about to be released into his daughter’s custody to await a new trial on contempt charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gordon Kromberg protested, saying that “in this particular culture,” a woman could not prevent her father…

Via: washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Area Crime News

FBI’s New Division Chief to Target Terrorism, Gangs, Organized Crime

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Amy Jo Lyons joined the FBI, after four years as a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, in the hopes that she would be able to investigate other types of crime.

Via: washingtonpost.com - Washington D.C. Area Crime News

Suspect insists terrorism plot was fake

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, right, exchanges a memorandum of understanding with Lithuanian Ambassador to the U.S. Audrius Bruga, left, Monday, March 17, 2008, during a ceremony at the Homeland Security headquarters in Washington that will make it possible for citizens of Lithuania to visit the U.S. without a visa.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - In a replay of their first trial, the leader of a group accused of plotting to destroy Chicago’s Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices insisted Tuesday that it was all faked in an attempt to con $50,000 out of a man claiming al-Qaida connections.

Via: Yahoo! News: Crimes and Trials News