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USA indicts Al-Qaida activist

Washington, October 24
A prominent US Muslim activist has been charged in an 18-count indictment with devising an illegal scheme to obtain money from Libya and with attempting to conceal his financial dealings from the government.

The charges, brought by a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, carry a maximum sentence of 105 years in prison for Abdurahman M. Alamoudi (51), a founder of the American Muslim Council and related American Muslim Foundation.

A federal affidavit contends that Alamoudi also was involved in numerous groups with financial links to the Hamas and Al-Qaida terrorist organisations, including one founded by a relative of Osama bin Laden.

The indictment accuses Alamoudi of engaging in illegal financial transactions with Libya. — AP