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| Judge drops lawyer’s terror charges |
| 2003-07-23 |
| A federal judge has dismissed charges that a lawyer supported terrorism by helping an imprisoned sheik. Lynne Stewart was accused of helping Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, who was convicted of plotting to blow up New York landmarks, by helping him to pass messages to the Islamic Group in Egypt, a terrorist group he once led. The charges were announced in April 2002 by Attorney General John Ashcroft, who called the case the first use of a new rule that allows the Bureau of Prisons to monitor conversations between lawyers and inmates who are threats to commit "future acts of violence or terrorism." The judge let stand lesser charges that she lied to and defrauded the federal government, the New York Times reported. Those charges accuse her of making false statements and conspiring to defraud the government through what prosecutors say was her broken promise not to be a conduit for Abdel Rahman. The supporting terror charge would have been hard to prove. This seems to be about right. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 She helps kill innocents... what charges could possibly be enough? |
| Posted by: DANEgerus 2003-7-23 11:55:45 PM |
| #5 This was in a comment by condor on Lucianne.com: Koeltl, John George Born 1945 in New York, NY Federal Judicial Service: U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by William J. Clinton on April 26, 1994, to a seat vacated by Shirley Wohl Kram; Confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1994, and received commission on August 10, 1994. Anyone still think the judicial battles should not be the most important issue for conservatives after national security (or, indeed, that it is a related issue)? |
| Posted by: Hodadenon 2003-7-23 2:28:52 PM |
| #4 Not Mike- I second that idea, with the addition of a manditory clitorectomy, so she can really get the flavor of the culture she seems to so love. |
| Posted by: Craig 2003-7-23 1:34:11 PM |
| #3 If she lied and defrauded the government, there should be a serious effort to disbar her. These behaviors cannot be condoned or ignored. If she beats this, then it sends a very clear and ominous message to all lawyers. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-7-23 1:27:37 PM |
| #2 Actually, New York Federal judges are renowned for their liberalism. I suspect the prosecution will appeal. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-7-23 12:46:34 PM |
| #1 I think the bitch should be extradited to Egypt--I bet they'd like to talk to her about what she knows re: the Islamic Group--the nice folks who were responsible for the massacre of tourists in Luxor. |
| Posted by: Not Mike Moore 2003-7-23 12:44:36 PM |