NewsApril 22, 2002
Charity founder accused of terror links
CHICAGO -- The detained founder of an Islamic charity based in suburban Chicago met with al-Qaida-linked terror groups outside the United States, federal prosecutors allege. Immigration court transcripts released Friday show that prosecutors accuse Lebanese-born Rabih Haddad, 41, of meeting with the groups more than a decade ago...
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CHICAGO -- The detained founder of an Islamic charity based in suburban Chicago met with al-Qaida-linked terror groups outside the United States, federal prosecutors allege.
Immigration court transcripts released Friday show that prosecutors accuse Lebanese-born Rabih Haddad, 41, of meeting with the groups more than a decade ago.
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Haddad, co-founder of the Bridgeview-based Global Relief Foundation, was arrested at his Ann Arbor, Mich., home Dec. 14. That day federal agents froze Global Relief's assets and accused the charity of links to Osama bin Laden's network.
The transcripts were released after a court battle in which prosecutors argued the information was sensitive, but then said the release did not contain critical information. There are no details about what Haddad is alleged to have been doing with the terror network.
Haddad's Detroit-based attorney, Noel Saleh, called the accusation "unsubstantiated innuendo."
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