Founding Leader of Muslim Charity to Serve Time in Prison
July 18, 2008
Emadeddin Muntasser, former leader of a now-defunct Muslim charity named Care International, has been sentenced to a year in a federal prison for lying to an FBI agent about his travels to Afghanistan, reports the Associated Press.
Mr. Muntasser, along with two other men, was convicted of defrauding the U.S. government into giving his organization tax-exempt status. Care International has been accused of supporting terrorist activity.
However, a judge overturned the most serious charges against Mr. Muntasser.
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