Attys seek records in US Islamic charity trial
Defense lawyers seeking a new trial for an official of an Islamic charity that was declared a terrorist organization say federal prosecutors must provide more evidence about their failure to disclose that the FBI wanted to pay a prosecution witness after the trial.
Papers filed Wednesday in US District Court in Eugene, Oregon, are part of defense efforts to win a new trial for Pete Seda, also known as Pirouz Sedaghaty, the co-founder of the American branch of Al Haramein Islamic Foundation in Ashland. Seda was convicted of money smuggling and tax fraud in connection with the charity. (AP)
