Ohio Couple Charged in Hizballah Conspiracy
Jun 3, 2010 at 4:20 pm
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1992/ohio-couple-charged-in-hizballah-conspiracy
Federal agents arrested an Ohio couple Thursday on charges they conspired to provide material support to Hizballah.
Hor and Amera Akl, both 37, are dual American and Lebanese citizens living in Toledo. According to an Department of Justice statement, the couple told a confidential informant they were eager to support the terrorist group and came up with 10 different ways to do so.
One involved stashing $500,000 cash in a car they would ship to Lebanon. Hor Akl claims to have met with Hizballah officials during a trip to Lebanon in March "to make arrangements for the delivery of the funds to Hizballah," the statement said.
Other charges include conspiracy to launder money, to commit arson and insurance fraud.
"Those who willfully work to fund terror with U.S. dollars must understand that the FBI works even harder to ensure that they fail," said C. Frank Figliuzzi, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Cleveland office.
Related Topics: Prosecutions
Read More: Prosecutions
 |  |  |  |  
|
Reader comments on this item
That stash of money
Submitted by R_not, Jun 4, 2010 20:01
I don't think that is only their money. Who else gave them money for the cause? And we probably don't have to look very farther than their local mosque and/or madrassa.