Thank goodness they were caught... But we must reason that there are many that we don't know about yet... This story, along with the Lebanese Witch Helen Thomas, sure give Lebanese a bad name around here...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/137899Lebanese-Americans Charged with Helping Hizbullah
Sivan 24, 5770, 06 June 10 03:46
by Hana Levi Julian(Israelnationalnews.com) A Lebanese-American couple has been arrested in Toledo, Ohio on charges of providing material support to Hizbullah, listed as a terrorist organization in the United States since 1997. The couple was picked up last Thursday.
According to the complaint filed by the Justice Department, Hor and Amera Akl, both age 37, were approached in 2009 by an FBI informant posing as a donor who said he wanted to support Hizbullah. The couple, who both hold dual citizenship, agreed to send money to the terrorist organization on behalf of the alleged donor.
The Justice Department complaint reported that “the couple researched and proposed at least 10 different ways in which the money could be shipped” to Hizbullah.
The couple also allegedly talked about multiple crimes they committed in the past, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and smuggling large amounts of currency into Lebanon.
One of their schemes included hiding approximately half a million dollars in hollow sections of a vehicle and shipping it to Lebanon, where the cash would be removed and handed over to the terrorist organization. Hor Akl even traveled to Lebanon in March 2010 to arrange delivery of the funds.
The two were charged with conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, money laundering and arson in connection with insurance fraud. In addition, Hor Akl, the husband, was charged with two counts of bankruptcy fraud and one count of perjury, according to U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach.
If convicted, the couple could face a maximum of 15 to 20 years in prison.