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NJ Man Who Scouted Landmarks As Terror Targets Gets 12 Years In Federal Prison NJ Man Who Scouted Landmarks As Terror Targets Gets 12 Years In Federal Prison
NJ Man Who Scouted Landmarks As Terror Targets Gets 12 Years In Federal Prison UPDATE: A convicted New Jersey “sleeper agent” for Hezbollah who scoped out potential terrorism targets in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C. and elsewhere was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. Alexei Saab, a 45-year-old software developer who lived in Morristown, must serve just about all of the sentence delivered in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, May 23, because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Saab kept up appearances as an ordinary American citizen while working for Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO) from 2000 to 2005, federal prosecutors said. Dur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MANE EVENT: Armed Times Square Robber Chased Down By NYPD Horse MANE EVENT: Armed Times Square Robber Chased Down By NYPD Horse
Mane Event: Armed Times Square Robber Chased Down By Nypd Horse A horse walks into Times Square.... and chases down a man accused of robbing a street vendor, NYPD body cam footage shows. The bandit likely didn't realize he'd stirrup that kind of trouble after using a broken piece of glass to threaten a vendor who caught him swiping seven pairs of sunglasses, city police said. Now Ignacio Lewis, 34, is saddled with criminal charges. Lewis's tale of whoa began soon after he ignored a mounted officer's orders to put his hands against the wall, an NYPD Twitter post shows. In the video, Lewis takes one look at the horse, slowly turns and then bolts down W…

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by Jerry DeMarco