“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.”
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/investigators-link-nightclub-owner-associates-to-1/nRmXg/
Updated: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 8, 2012 | Posted: 10:16 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2012
“Investigators link nightclub owner, associates to drug deals, militant Islamic group, homicide case”
By Gary Dinges and Patrick George
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
SNIPPET: “Officials linked one suspect to the Texas Syndicate prison gang. They also said thousands of dollars were transferred to a Yassine relative in Lebanon who is reportedly connected to the militant group Hezbollah, considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.”