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Judge Declares Mistrial in Holy Land Foundation Case
By Brian Orsak
printThe U.S. government failed to convict any of the leaders of a Muslim charity accused of funneling millions of dollars to terrorists, after a federal judge declared a mistrial for most of the defendants. Jurors said Monday that they were unable to reach a consensus on nearly all of the counts, leading Judge Joe Fish to declare the mistrial. In their only consensus, jurors found Mohammad El-Mezain, a fundraiser for the group, innocent on 31 of 32 counts. Charges against Shukri Abu Baker, Ghassan Elashi, Mufid Abdulqader, Abdulrahman Odeh and the organization itself were unresolved by the jury, according to...
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