2 Men Accused of Money Laundering to Support Terrorism
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By Glenn Zimmerman
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August 9, 2006
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Two Dearborn men accused of loading up on hundreds of untraceable phones
were arraigned in Ohio on charges of money laundering to support terrorism,
Wednesday.
Ali Houssaiky and Osma Sabhi Abulhassan were arrested after buying a number
of pay-as-you-go cell phones. A suspicious clerk called police who pulled
the men over.
Police said the men initially lied, but then under interrogation admitted to
buying 600 phones. Authorities are concerned that if shipped to the Middle
East, the chips from the phones may be used to remotely detonate car bombs.
When arrested the men had a map of every Wal-Mart from Michigan to North
Carolina, where the same type of phones are sold.
Family members said the men are innocent and that the phones were being
bought for a legitimate job, despite not knowing exactly what they were to
be used for.
Ali's sister Diana Houssaiky said, "It's ridiculous. I'm so afraid. I'm just
thinking about how my brother must be feeling right now. He must be so
scared. His name is Ali, his friend name is Osma; of course it's going to be
discriminated against."
Diana said the two men get paid for the phones and their boss sells them,
but didn't know to whom.
Family members have approached the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination
Committee who said they are looking into it.
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