Here is the US v Soueid indictment; and the DoJ Press Release explaining it (snip of what crimes are charged):
As this is an indictment released by DoJ in the wake of "Fast and Furious", I do take to heart the obligatory disclaimer at the Press Release's end:Soueid, aka “Alex Soueid” or “Anas Alswaid,” a Syrian-born naturalized U.S. citizen, was charged by a federal grand jury on Oct. 5, 2011, in a six-count indictment in the Eastern District of Virginia. Soueid is charged with conspiring to act and acting as an agent of the Syrian government in the United States without notifying the Attorney General as required by law; two counts of providing false statements on a firearms purchase form; and two counts of providing false statements to federal law enforcement.
The crimes charged are not based on "new laws" - nor, on any novel interpretations of old laws (from the indictment):The public is reminded that an indictment contains mere allegations and that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Whether the evidence will back up the indictment's factual allegations remains to be seen.Count 1 - 18 U.S.C. § 371: Conspiracy to Act in the United States as an Agent of a Foreign Government
Count 2 - 18 U.S.C. § 951: Acting in the United States as an Agent of a Foreign Government
Count 3 - 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6): Material False Statement on a Firearms Purchase Application
Count 4 - 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(A): False Statement on a Firearms Purchase Application
Counts 5 and 6 -18 U.S.C. § 1001: False Statements
This seems a probably questionable statement:
but it's not worth for me an email to Germany to find out.from Fuchs
Strange accusations. ....I'd be at a loss to name any German law that he'd have violated if it happened in Germany.
Regards
Mike
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