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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101801893_pf.html
Palestinian Professor Charged with Aiding Hamas Begins Trial in Chicago
[Washington Post] Mary Beth Sheridan - Abdelhaleem Ashqar, a business professor, goes on trial in Chicago Thursday, accused of being a part of a sprawling U.S. network that helped the Palestinian group Hamas. Prosecutors say they have abundant evidence that Ashqar moved money for Hamas through his U.S. bank accounts and served as a go-between for some of the organization's leaders - even passing on a request to kill a rogue Hamas operative. In December 1993, FBI agents slipped into Ashqar's apartment and discovered "a treasure trove of Hamas-related documents," including minutes of confidential Hamas meetings; details of recent Hamas attacks on Israeli soldiers; and a fax from Mousa Abu Marzook asking Ashqar to transfer $40,000 to another Palestinian activist.