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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 28 > 2 from Muslim charity get 65 years in prison

2 from Muslim charity get 65 years in prison


May 28, 2009

DALLAS — Two founding members of what was once the nation’s largest Muslim charity were each sentenced to 65 years in prison Wednesday for funneling millions of dollars to the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Shukri Abu Baker, 50, and Ghassan Elashi, 55, were among the five....

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