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2015-07-30 Home Front: WoT

FBI arrests Lackawanna man for recruiting for ISIS

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
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#1 This A-hole was a vocal supporter of the Lackawanna Six

The retired FBI agent who headed the Lackawanna Six investigation says Arafat M. Nagi was a vocal supporter of the six men who traveled to Afghanistan to train with the al-Qaida terrorist network.

“I believe he wanted to go along with them,” Peter J. Ahearn told The Buffalo News after Nagi’s arrest for being an alleged supporter of the ISIS terrorist group. “He was trying to reach out to the man who organized the trip, but he never did go with them. I don’t know why.”

Ahearn recalled that Nagi was actively investigated and interviewed by federal agents during the probe that led to the Lackawanna Six arrests in September 2002. He said he was “not really surprised” when he heard of Nagi’s arrest Wednesday.

“I think that he so much wanted to be a part of something like that. I think it led to what happened today,” Ahearn said hours after the arrest.

Nagi’s attorney, Jeremy D. Schwartz, said his client denies allegations that he tried to join ISIS or that he tried to recruit others. Nagi knew members of the Lackawanna Six, Schwartz said, but that was not a crime.

“He knew them, and I know that agents interviewed him,” Schwartz said. “A lot of people in Lackawanna knew those guys, and a lot of people were interviewed by the FBI. I am sure that if they had come up with any evidence of criminal activity by my client, they would have charged him with it.”

Posted by Frank G 2015-07-30 11:11|| 2015-07-30 11:11|| Front Page Top

#2 This many cases, they might want to look for a common source, like a mosque or something.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2015-07-30 13:29|| 2015-07-30 13:29|| Front Page Top

#3 More from the Buffalo News:

Contrasting views of Nagi, a man on the fringes
Contradictions swirl around erratic loner

Accused ISIS recruiterâs lawyer plans to argue for bail

Posted by trailing wife 2015-07-30 22:47|| 2015-07-30 22:47|| Front Page Top

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