Abdelghani Meskini
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An Algerian, Abdel Ghani was arrested in Brooklyn, New York in 1999, after his phone number was found on Ahmed Ressam
who had crossed the border from Canada carrying explosives to further the Millennium Plot. He was an illegal immigrant in the U.S., a con man
who Mokhtar Haouari
said was involved in bank fraud
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The phone number, in the area code, was traced to 944 Newkirk Avenue which housed an Afghan restaurant, laundromat and grocery store, as well as a number of residential apartments.
Ghani, who had been waiting at a Best Western
to meet with Ressam, allegedly left a "sloppily executed" trail of evidence suggesting he had helped Ressam smuggle the explosives, including a plane ticket he tore in half and threw in a trashbin, as well as fraudulent credit card receipts under his alias Eduardo Rocha. His telephone was subsequently wiretapped by the authorities.
His apartment was stormed by the Joint Terrorist Task Force, two weeks after Ressam's arrest, on December 24. Ghani, Najmeddine Houaichi and two other men were initially arrested, while Houaichi was charged with immigration violations, the other two men were released shortly afterwards.
Ahmed Ressam
Ahmed Ressam is an Algerian al-Qaeda member who lived in Montreal, Canada.He was convicted of attempting to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve 1999, as part of the foiled 2000 millennium attack plots...
who had crossed the border from Canada carrying explosives to further the Millennium Plot. He was an illegal immigrant in the U.S., a con man
Con Man
Con Man or Conman may refer to:* A con artist, or a person who uses a fraud method known as a confidence trick* Con Man, a.k.a. Freelance , starring Ian McShane...
who Mokhtar Haouari
Mokhtar Haouari
Mokhtar Haouari , an Algerian-Canadian, was sentenced to 24 year imprisonment following the Millennium Plot, after investigators traced one of Ahmed Ressam's credit cards to Haouari. He also provided Ressam with a fake Quebec drivers license....
said was involved in bank fraud
Bank fraud
Bank fraud is the use of fraudulent means to obtain money, assets, or other property owned or held by a financial institution, or to obtain money from depositors by fraudulently representing to be a bank or financial institution. In many instances, bank fraud is a criminal offense...
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The phone number, in the area code, was traced to 944 Newkirk Avenue which housed an Afghan restaurant, laundromat and grocery store, as well as a number of residential apartments.
Ghani, who had been waiting at a Best Western
Best Western
Best Western International, Inc. is the third largest hotel chain, with over 4,195 hotels in nearly 80 countries. The chain, with its corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, operates more than 2,000 hotels in North America alone. Best Western has a marketing program involving placement of free...
to meet with Ressam, allegedly left a "sloppily executed" trail of evidence suggesting he had helped Ressam smuggle the explosives, including a plane ticket he tore in half and threw in a trashbin, as well as fraudulent credit card receipts under his alias Eduardo Rocha. His telephone was subsequently wiretapped by the authorities.
His apartment was stormed by the Joint Terrorist Task Force, two weeks after Ressam's arrest, on December 24. Ghani, Najmeddine Houaichi and two other men were initially arrested, while Houaichi was charged with immigration violations, the other two men were released shortly afterwards.