Article: Three men sentenced in cigarette smuggling conspiracy that sent funds to Hezbollah

Article: 3 Sentenced in Cigarette Smuggling Case
AP Online;  February 27, 2003 ;     327 words ......Michigan man who bought large quantities of the cigarettes to two years in prison. The cousins, Mohamad Atef Darwiche, 33, and Ali Hussein Darwiche, 32, each face deportation to Lebanon after their sentences end. They are expected to be released...

Article: Pair sentenced in ring to benefit Hezbollah
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 28, 2003 ;     148 words ......cigarette-smuggling ring that sent its profits to the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah. Mohamad Atef Darwiche, 33, and Ali Hussein Darwiche, 32, each face deportation to Lebanon after their sentences end. They are expected to be released...

Article: Three sentenced in cigarette smuggling conspiracy
AP Worldstream;  February 27, 2003 ;     486 words ......of Hezbollah, which is on the State Department's list of terrorist groups. The cousins, Mohamad Atef Darwiche, 33, and Ali Hussein Darwiche, 32, face deportation to Lebanon once they finish serving their 37- month sentences. Both have been...

Article: N.C. arrests linked to Hezbollah.
United Press International;  July 24, 2000 ;     484 words ......Israeli forces. The U.S. attorney's office in Charlotte said Mohamad Youssef Hammoud, Mohamad Atef Darwiche, Chawki Youssef Hammoud, Ali Hussein Darwiche, Said Mohamad Harb and Angela Tsioumas, all Charlotte-area residents, have been charged...

Article: Man Sentenced for Smuggling Scheme Role
AP Online;  February 28, 2003 ;     456 words ......been sentenced by late morning, when the hearing recessed briefly. On Thursday, cousins Mohamad Atef Darwiche, 33, and Ali Hussein Darwiche, 32, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen to 37 months in prison for their part in...

Article: NA GEN US Hezbollah Cigarette Smuggling
AP Worldstream;  February 28, 2003 ;     482 words ......been sentenced by late morning, when the hearing recessed briefly. On Thursday, cousins Mohamad Atef Darwiche, 33, and Ali Hussein Darwiche, 32, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen to 37 months in prison for their part in...

Article: U.S. helps limit assets of Islamic charity
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 12, 2002 ;     266 words ......the militant group Hezbollah pleaded guilty Monday in Charlotte, N.C. Bassam Youseff Hammoud, Mohammed Atef Darwiche, Ali Hussein Darwiche and Mehdi Hachem Moussaoui entered their pleas at a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Graham...

Article: NATION IN BRIEF
The Washington Post;  March 12, 2002 ;     470 words ......militant group Hezbollah pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy. Bassam Youseff Hammoud, Mohammed Atef Darwiche, Ali Hussein Darwiche and Mehdi Hachem Moussaoui could be sentenced to 20 years in prison. LANCASTER, Pa. -- Neighbors and...

Article: Aid to terrorists nets 155-year sentence
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  February 28, 2003 ;     455 words ......been sentenced by late morning, when the hearing recessed briefly. On Thursday, cousins Mohamad Atef Darwiche, 33, and Ali Hussein Darwiche, 32, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen to 37 months in prison for their part in...

Article: 18 Accused Of Aiding Hezbollah; Cigarette Profits Funneled to Mideast
The Washington Post;  July 22, 2000 ;     368 words ......allegedly were used to smuggle money to Hezbollah in Lebanon since 1996. An FBI informant said one of those arrested, Ali Hussein Darwiche, had transported more than $1 million to Lebanon. Another $360,000 in cashier's checks was traced to Lebanon, according...

Article: 18 accused of smuggling cigarettes to aid terrorists
Charleston Gazette;  July 22, 2000 ;     668 words ......were allegedly used to smuggle money to Hezbollah in Lebanon since 1996. An FBI informant said one of those arrested, Ali Hussein Darwiche, had transported more than $1 million to Lebanon. Another $360,000 in cashiers checks was traced to Lebanon, according...

Article: Mohamad Hammoud to take stand in own defense
AP Worldstream;  June 14, 2002 ;     552 words ......from their country in May 2000 and Hezbollah's activities. In one call, recorded May 22, 2000, between co-defendant Ali Hussein Darwiche and a man known only as Kamal, Kamal asked, They've withdrawn and the Hizb (Hezbollah guerrillas) went in? Yeah, yeah...

Article: FBI says smugglers sent terrorists cash
Scotland on Sunday;  July 23, 2000 ;     482 words ......believed to have received Hezbollah- sponsored military training. An FBI informant said that one of those arrested, Ali Hussein Darwiche, had transported more than $1m to Lebanon. Another $360,000 in cashiers' checks was traced to Lebanon, according to an...

Article: Prosecution rests in North Carolina case linking cigarette smuggling to Hezbollah terrorists
AP Worldstream;  June 14, 2002 ;     499 words ......2000 and Hezbollah's activities. In one call recorded on May 22, 2000, a man known only as Kamal asks co-defendant Ali Hussein Darwiche: They've withdrawn and the Hizb (Hezbollah guerrillas) went in? Yeah, yeah, they went in ... the Hizb went in on them...