Crime Ring Allegedly Sends Millions To Middle East

[drdon326]

http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/2527321/detail.html

A local money-laundering operation that allegedly shipped millions of dollars to the Middle East has been stopped with the arrest of the group's alleged ringleader and more than 20 other people, officials announced Thursday.

Omran Saleh (pictured, below) was among 23 people arrested, most of whom are of Palestinian descent, Thursday, WLWT Eyewitness News 5's Brian Hamrick reported.


According to officials, Saleh, who has a home in Canton, in northeast Ohio, and an apartment in North Fairmount, led a group of people who paid drug addicts to steal specific items. The items were then sold in 10 convenience stores owned or operated by Saleh, Hamrick reported.

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Saleh, who is Palestinian, and his partners placed orders for specific items to be stolen, then repackaged and resold the goods, Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro said.

After the items were sold, the money allegedly was laundered and shipped overseas. Investigators have accounted for $37 million during the past two years, much of which they believe was shipped to the Middle East.

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$37 MILLION DOLLARS ??..That buys a shitload of of suicide belts.

[molly]

1. WHOA - I used to live in that area!

amazing!