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Former Muslim charity head gets year in prison

The founder of a defunct Muslim charity has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for lying to an FBI agent about his travels to Afghanistan.

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Realist Surrealist
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Jul 18, 2008
 
Is ANYONE surprised?

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#2
Jul 18, 2008
 
"Former Muslim charity head gets year in prison"

So what sentence did the rest of him get?

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Jul 18, 2008
 
This guy lies to a fed and gets a year,Bush lies to the world and gets eight!

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Jul 18, 2008
 
ramdan wrote:
This guy lies to a fed and gets a year,Bush lies to the world and gets eight!
And what does Ramdan think George W. lied about.
This I gotta hear.

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Jul 19, 2008
 
GMHeller wrote:
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And what does Ramdan think George W. lied about.
This I gotta hear.
His service record!
W.M.D.!
Secret talks with Energy company Execs and reps!
No bib contracts and on and on and on!
Where have you been and what have you been doing?
Please be specific!
Prove me wrong
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Jul 19, 2008
 
Hey RamAss, listen to your own socialist congressman. There is no grounds for impeachment. Just listen!
nannystate brat
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Jul 19, 2008
 
ramdan wrote:
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No bib contracts and on and on and on!
The only one who has to get used to no bib is Obambi.
Waa don't talk about my ears, waa don't talk about my race, waa don't talk about my pastor, waa don't talk about my religion, waa don't talk about my wife, waa don't talk about my nut sack.

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Jul 19, 2008
 
nannystate brat wrote:
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The only one who has to get used to no bib is Obambi.
Waa don't talk about my ears, waa don't talk about my race, waa don't talk about my pastor, waa don't talk about my religion, waa don't talk about my wife, waa don't talk about my nut sack.
http://patriotroom.com/...
No bib contracts are messy and do not prevent the drool stains evident on lobbyists ties!
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Jul 19, 2008
 
Prove me wrong wrote:
Hey RamAss, listen to your own socialist congressman. There is no grounds for impeachment. Just listen!
Speaking of him. Did anyone who went to the parade notice how quite it was when he came by? Was it just the section I was in that didn't applause? Also was that a communist star in the center of his tie?

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Jul 19, 2008
 
ramdan wrote:
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His service record!
W.M.D.!
Secret talks with Energy company Execs and reps!
No bib contracts and on and on and on!
Where have you been and what have you been doing?
Please be specific!
Ramdan, just because Democrats and Socialist loons say it's so doesn't mean it's so.

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Jul 19, 2008
 
GMHeller wrote:
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Ramdan, just because Democrats and Socialist loons say it's so doesn't mean it's so.
If Sharon said it,you can take it to the Bank!
If I say it just believe it !!!

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Jul 19, 2008
 
ramdan wrote:
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If Sharon said it,you can take it to the Bank!
If I say it just believe it !!!
Hi Ramdan, Aren't these guys just the biggest bigots you've ever seen...Wow one Muslim gets indicted for fraud..Here's some news on "White Men's Charity Frauds....

Scams and frauds have always been a problem. But in the last decade or so, a new type of fraud has come up that has started to devastate legitimate charities.

Charity fraud is widespread and preys on seniors in individually small, but cumulatively, very large ways. While legitimate charities learn how to get by on relatively small change and scrimp and cut back, fraudulent charities are making bucket loads of money for their operators.

People running fake charities went global after the 9/11 terrorist attacks because people were in a giving frame of mind. It was the big chance to get a lot and get it quickly. There was suddenly a big rush of obscure charity drives hitting neighborhood after neighborhood, standing on street corners with their buckets, and even stopping traffic to donate a buck or two. Nice, well-dressed individuals wearing long skirts, or white shirts and ties, and being ever so polite were suddenly swooping in for the kill.

Charity conmen (or women) create fictitious charities, often throwing words like “Christian”,“children”,“orphan ”,“hunger”,“homeless”, or pitiful words into the name of the organization, popped up all over the place looking for a few bucks a piece on average.

Since they were only looking for a few dollars, they seldom received checks, just pocket or purse money. If they received a check, no problem. Maybe they cashed it, maybe they didn’t. It was a small piece anyway.

Seniors are a prime target for charity fraud. Most seniors have learned sympathy for others, have little experience with fraud, and often have a little cash laying around the house. Seniors are less likely to be suspicious or stingy and on average think more about ‘reaping what they sow’. In general, they’re nicer and more giving.

Charity conmen take advantage of this, showing up at the door and asking the senior to donate money to hungry children or whatever the cause of the day may be. Even at an average of a few dollars per person, the conman easily takes in hundreds of tax-free dollars per hour. If he sets up a few workers and pays them off, he can make much more than that.

Aside from being illegal, charity fraud occasionally makes headlines and makes people less confident about giving their money away to legitimate charities. Charities lose the money that is given to the conmen plus suffer the consequences of lost confidence in charities in general. Though these conmen can and do go to jail, the jail sentences are relatively insignificant compared to the potential gain and the risk of getting caught.

What we need is new laws with long mandatory jail sentences. Many think that these sentences should be carried out at hard labor and we agree. Conmen running charity frauds need to know that society considers their crime despicable because it preys on and exclusively effects the people that need legitimate charity the most.

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Jul 19, 2008
 
ramdan wrote:
This guy lies to a fed and gets a year,Bush lies to the world and gets eight!
LOL...Right on Ramdan!! We've still got 184 days 0 hours 24 minutes and the seconds are ticking for this Moron In Chief!!

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Jul 20, 2008
 
Sharon- Bobbys Mom wrote:
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LOL...Right on Ramdan!! We've still got 184 days 0 hours 24 minutes and the seconds are ticking for this Moron In Chief!!
Keep us posted,we are starting to see a bright and shining light at the end of the eight year dark tunnel of the Bush Administration!
Obama provides light and breathable clean air for all Americans!
OBAMA 08 , Clinton 2016 !!!!!!!!!!

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Jul 20, 2008
 
ramdan wrote:
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If Sharon said it,you can take it to the Bank!
What bank would that be?
Berkshire Bank?
Georges Bank?

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Jul 20, 2008
 
GMHeller wrote:
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What bank would that be?
Berkshire Bank?
Georges Bank?
The Bank of TRUTH!
Amenhoptep III
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#17
Jul 20, 2008
 
lot of flack when it comes to islam. infact there are a lot of idiots out there who think my name is muslim its not. named after a famous pharoa of egypt. i am christian.....
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