Muslim Activist Pleads in Illegal Money Case
A prominent U.S. Muslim activist accused of involvement with groups that finance terrorists pleaded not guilty in Alexandria to charges of trying to funnel Libyan money into the United States illegally.
Calling him a flight risk, U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton refused to release Abdurahman M. Alamoudi and set trial for Feb. 16.
Alamoudi, 51, a founder of the American Muslim Council and related American Muslim Foundation, is accused of conducting illegal financial transactions with Libya, including one in which he received a briefcase containing $340,000 in cash.
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