“Yassine’s clubs are closed
Austin nightclub impresario Mike Yassine funneled money to terrorists?”
March 27, 2012 By Jack Hambrick
SNIPPET: “Austin nightclub mogul Mike Yassine (his real name is Hussein Ali Yassine) and his brother Steve (Mohammed Ali Yassine) will remain in federal custody. The two were denied bond in a court hearing Tuesday. Four others arrested were given bond.
Dozens of family and friends packed the courtroom, many openly crying. Yassine Enterprises is a family business and several family members were among those arrested.
An IRS agent testified that the Yassine brothers wired money to their uncle Mohammed Ishmael in Lebanon. Ishmael is believed to be connected to the terrorist group Hezbollah.”
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Previously...
NOTE The following text is a quote:
www.fbi.gov/sanantonio/press-releases/2012/federal-state-and-local-law-enforcement-arrest-10-austin-area-residents-on-federal-drug-and-money-laundering-charges
Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Arrest 10 Austin-Area Residents on Federal Drug and Money Laundering Charges
U.S. Attorney’s Office
March 22, 2012
Western District of Texas
John E. Murphy, Attorney for the United States, FBI Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez, IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steve McCullough, and Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo announced the arrest of 10 Austin-area residents, including Austin businessman Hussein Ali Yassine, on federal drug and money laundering charges.
Those arrested this morning without incident include:
Hussein Ali Yassine, 40, of Austin; Hadi Ali Yassine, 35, of Austin; Mohammed Ali Yassine, 38, of Austin; Marisse Marthe Ruales, 33; Nizar Hakiki, 32, of Austin; Karim Faiq, 29, of Manor, Texas; Amar Thabet Araf, 29, of Austin; Sami Derder, 38, of Pflugerville, Texas; Edgar Orsini, 40, of Cedar Creek, Texas; and Alejandro Melendrez, 42, of Austin.
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury returned a total of five indictments in connection with this investigation which contained conspiracy, as well as substantive, cocaine distribution and money laundering charges. According to those indictments, the defendants carried out their various schemes in 2007, 2008, and 2009. With respect to the money laundering indictment, defendants Hussein Ali Yassine, Hadi Ali Yassine, Mohammed Ali Yassine, and Ruales carried out their scheme in 2008 and 2009 and authorities believe that they used several business establishments located in downtown Austin to launder over $200,000 in cash, which they believed to be the proceeds of narcotics trafficking. Defendants Mohammed Ali Yassine and Nizar Kakiki are also charged with one count of transferring a firearm knowing that the firearm would be used to commit a drug trafficking crime. In addition to filing criminal charges, the government is seeking monetary judgements against the defendants totaling approximately $300,000 which represent property involved in the alleged offenses.
The 10 arrested defendants remain in federal custody pending detention hearings scheduled for Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis Green in Austin. Upon conviction, maximum federal prison sentences for the defendants range anywhere from 20 years to life depending on the charge.
This investigation is being conducted by agents and investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, and the Austin Police Department, together with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Texas Attorney General’s Office, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, and the Texas Comptroller’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Gregg N. Sofer and Jennifer Freel are prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
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“Hezbollah in Latin America: Terrorism and Organized Crime”
(September 21, 2012)
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“Hezbollah Raises Latin American Profile”
Commentary ^ | 09.15.2012 | Michael Rubin
Posted on September 18, 2012 9:27:36 PM PDT by neverdem
They shouldn’t worry. There will be dozens more coming across our open borders or from one of several other sanctuary cities in Texas to take their place.
Off Thread Topic, but interesting...
Speaking of Hezbollah & Cote d’ Ivoire:
“Association Al-Ghadir: Your window on the Lebanese Shia community in Cote d’Ivoire”
(May 21, 2013)
SNIPPET: “Their website is not particularly interesting, but came to our attention due to one of their domains being registered to Hizballah-linked Rakeem.net in Beirut, despite the organization being based in West Africa.”