Profiles
Abdelhaleem Ashqar
| Charge Date: | Thu Oct. 9, 2003 |
| Investigation Type(s): | Informant |
| Charges: | Obstruction of justice, RICO/racketeering |
| Outcome: | Found guilty |
| Convictions: | Obstruction of justice |
| State: | Illinois |
| Alleged Affiliation: | Hamas |
| Description: | Ashqar, a former business professor at Howard University, refused to testify before a grand jury investigating Hamas. Inside Ashqar's home, the FBI found Hamas documents and minutes from high-level Hamas meetings. Mohamed Shorbagi testified at his trial. Ashqar was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. |
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