Man Denies Role in Plot to Send Money to Iraq
From Times Wire Reports
An Iraqi immigrant pleaded not guilty in Seattle to taking part in an alleged scheme to funnel more than $12 million to Iraq.
Hussein Alshafei, who remains free on $100,000 bail, is one of 12 men indicted last month on federal charges of violating or conspiring to violate a decade-old U.S. embargo on sending money and goods to Iraq.
Alshafei is accused of using his money wiring service, Alshafei Family Connect, to send $12.1 million to Iraq over five years.
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