| "...The Great Sony Playstation Caper..." YNEtnews/ here .Following an investigation spanning three years, the three suspects were charged with supplying electronic equipment to a shopping center in Paraguay. Documents filed with the court by the US Treasury Department also provide details regarding the terror organizations funding tactics..
The shopping center was defined by the US Treasury Department as Hezbollahs financial headquarters and is situated in a region which local law authorities have little control over
According to the indictment, Safadi used to provide the equipment to the two other defendants and they in turn transferred it to Paraguay. The three would use fake addresses in export documents in order to conceal the real destination of the goods.
John Morton, assistant secretary of homeland security, said the shopping center in Ciudad del Este has been under surveillance for several years. Its manager, Muhammad Yusif Abdallah, is suspected of regularly transferring a share of the centers profits to Hezbollah.. Safadis attorney Michael Tein mocked the prosecution for arresting people over video games. Terrorism? Tein said. More like The Great Sony Playstation Caper. The indictment literally charges them with selling Playstation 2 video games to Paraguay. Thats some weapon of mass destruction. Posted by G, Z, or B at 8:19 PM |
