Friday, October 15, 2004

I was searching for a particular news story and stumbled upon this one about grand jury secrecy.

In the meantime, here’s the article that I was originally looking for.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A prominent U.S. Muslim activist was sentenced on Friday to 23 years in prison for illegal financial dealings with Libya and for his role in a Libyan plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader.

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In July al-Amoudi pleaded guilty to three charges—illegally receiving and attempting to export $340,000 in cash from a Libyan organization and immigration and tax violations—as part of a plea deal.

Al-Amoudi, founder of the American Muslim Council and president of the American Muslim Federation, said in court documents filed with the plea deal that he played a role in a 2003 plot by Libya to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.

He admitted to contacting Saudi dissidents in London on behalf of some Libyan government officials who wanted them to kill Abdullah, the documents showed.