Texas Brother Released Pending Trial in Terror Case
On Monday, a U.S. federal judge endorsed the decision by a Magistrate Judge on Friday to release of one of four brothers in Texas who were arrested last week and charged with aiding the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Judge and Magistrate Judge found that the government had not proven the man to be a flight risk.
A second brother was ordered released Friday. but will stay in detention because like a third brother, he is also charged with overstaying his visa. They will appear in court again on January 10.
"The four brothers run a computer company called InfoCom Corp. and live in suburban Dallas with their families." There is a fifth brother, but he is already in jail, serving a sentence in an unrelated matter.
You can read the Indictment here.
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