PEP ... EX GOVERNOR SENTENCED AND ASSETS SEIZED

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (UID 148), the former Governor of the oil rich Bayelsa state in Nigeria, who was highlighted in our September 2005 Intelligence Briefing has been convicted on six counts of fraud and false declaration of assets and sentenced to 12 years in jail. Alamieyeseigha, however, has already been released from jail after the judge ruled his sentence of two years per charge to run concurrently, was back dated to run from his initial arrest date in December 2005. He was ordered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)to forfeit 11 of his properties. The properties are situated in Nigeria, Great Britain in various locations within London and South Africa. He was also required to return monies to the Bayelsa State Government. Full details of the case, including charges against companies involved in the transfer of the proceeds of crime, can be found by accessing the verification hyperlink sources on Alamieyeseigha’s profile.

Major John Cockerham (UID 672179) an army procurement officer based in Houston, Texas has been charged with taking bribes amounting to more than $9.5m. Cockerham allegedly between 2004 and 2005 took bribes from businessmen who had reconstruction contracts in Iraq and Kuwait. According to reports the bribe money was deposited into accounts in the Middle East and then to offshore banks situated in the Caribbean. His wife Melissa (UID 672180) and his sister Carolyn Blake (UID 674521) have also been charged with conspiracy to defraud the US government.

BNP CANDIDATE JAILED

In July, Robert Cottage (UID 504471) who had thrice stood unsuccessfully as a British National Party (BNP) candidate was jailed for two-and-a-half years after admitting to possessing explosives at his home. Cottage had been cleared in two earlier trials of conspiracy to cause explosions. It is reported that Cottage had hoarded the explosive chemicals in anticipation of a civil war.

RESTAURATEURS ALLEGEDLY LAUNDERED US$7M

In July, Peruvians Juan Faustino Solano (UID 665344) his sister Consuelo Solano (UID 665343) and brother Francisco Carlos Solano (UID 665341) as well as Francisco’s wife Ines Solano (UID 665342) a naturalised US citizen, were all arrested. The Solano family members have been charged with employing and habouring aliens, money laundering as well as structuring deposits to avoid currency reporting requirements. The family owned and ran El Pollo Rico restaurant in Maryland, where it is reported they supposedly employed numerous illegal aliens. All accused are currently out on bail. The charges were brought by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) one of the more than 100 official listings and key worded sites monitored by World-Check.

MAN WHO ARMED GANGSTERS JAILED

John Patrick Reilly (UID 681358) has been jailed for 19 years for arming some of Britain’s most dangerous gang members. Reilly, it is believed has links to the notorious A-Team, the London based organized crime family. Terry Adams (UID 163502) the head of the crime-syndicate was jailed for seven years in March this year after admitting to money laundering charges. In May this year Adams was instructed to pay back £4.7m in legal aid costs. Check out the Display Graph on Reilly’s profile to see not only his cronies, but also to reveal his secondary and tertiary networks.

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Five men Shukri Abu Baker (UID 242470), Ghassan Elashi (UID 40804), Mohammed El-Mezain (UID 242469), Mufid Abdulqater (UID 242466) and Abdulrahman Odeh (UID 242465) are currently on trial in Texas together with the Muslim charity the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (UID 47714). It is alleged that the charity raised funds for the US designated terrorist group Hamas. Two of the original seven charged Haitham Maghawri (UID 242468) and Akram Mishal (UID 242467), were not present at the trial and are considered fugitives. To keep up-to-date with the trial as it progresses use News-Check the profile and risk specific news search.

US ISSUE INDICTMENT AGAINST TOP JI MEMBER

This month the US issued a 16 count indictment against the US Treasury OFAC designated Global Terrorist Zulkifli Bin Abdul Hir, aka ‘Marwan” (UID 183049) who is reported to be a member of the central command of Jemaah Islamiyah (UID 57652). He is also understood to have been responsible for a number of bomb attacks in the Philippines. It is possible that ‘Marwan’ is currently being given sanctuary by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (UID 36770), within the Philippines. US authorities have offered a US$5 million reward for information leading to his arrest.

This month Algerian Mustafa Labsi (UID 41115) whose spouse is a Slovak, was arrested and held in custody in Bratislava. Labsi, it is alleged has connections to the Al-Qaeda network and also to the GSPC. Reports state that he had tried unsuccessfully, to obtain asylum in a number of European countries before ending up in Slovakia. In June the Algerians requested Slovak authorities arrest Labsi and extradite him to face terrorism charges. Check out Labsi’s full profile for additional information and a time-line synopsis dating back to 1994.

Three men, including Abdul Kadir (UID 637054) a former member of parliament in Guyana, are to be extradited from Trinidad to the US, to face trial on terrorism related charges. It is alleged that Kadir, Abdel Nur (UID 637057) and Kareem Ibrahim (UID 637056) - who we brought to your attention in our mid June Intelligence Briefing - were involved in a terrorist cell which planned to blow up jet fuel tanks and the pipelines at New York’s JFK airport. Check out the apparent funding links and associates detailed on Kadir’s profile.

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