In the first of three installments, Deadline Detroit tells the story of how Karim Koubriti has rebuilt his life after being wrongly convicted of terrorism. The prosecutor was indicted for subverting justice, but was acquitted. By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Enthusiastic and ambitious, Karim Koubriti came to America from Morocco in search…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com A 2010 sting nailed a would-be bomber for attempting to plant an explosive device in the bustling Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago. Now, he’s likely to be out of commission for a long time. The FBI announced Monday that Sami Samir Hassoun, a 24-year-old green card holder from Lebanon, pleaded guilty to one…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. law enforcement officials continue to trek to Israel to learn a thing or two about dealing with terrorism and homeland security. The latest group included Assistant D.C. police chief Diane Groomes and U.S. Park Police Deputy Chief Robert MacLean of the U.S. Park Police, the Associated Press reported. The week-long…
By Spencer S. Hsu, Jennifer Jenkins and Ted Mellnik The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The bombshell came at the most inopportune time. An FBI special agent was testifying in the government’s high-profile terrorism trial against Omar Abdel Rahman, the “blind sheik” suspected of plotting the first attack on the World Trade Center. Frederic Whitehurst, a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The graphic is errie. The New York Daily News reports that the FBI and NYPD are trying to find the source of a a graphic posted on terrorism websites that says: “Al Qaeda coming soon again in New York.” The Daily News reported that authorities are trying to determine…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There’s was nothing particularly shocking — or for that matter new — in FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III’s speech Thursday, but it was another reminder of the havoc and mischief we can expect via cyber attacks against business and government in the future. Terrorism remains the FBI’s top priority,” Mueller…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com New rules have been outlined by the Obama administration regarding when the FBI, as opposed to the military, can retain custody of al-Qaida terrorism suspects who are not U.S. citizens but are arrested by federal law enforcement agents, reports the Associated Press. The new rules from the White House came about…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A North Carolina man sentenced last month to 45 years in prison for his role in a homegrown terrorist plot, faces new charges that he tried to hire a hit man to behead three witnesses that testified against him, the Charlotte Observer reported. Raleigh, N.C. resident Hysen Sherifi was charged Tuesday…
