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> And infocom was shutdown by the feds for terrorism reasons. The DOJ advanced three claims: an INS claim, an exports rule infraction claim, and a charity-linked-to-Hammas (a/k/a "terrorism") claim. The 1st was dismissed, the second obtained a precedent-setting convinction and an unprecedented sentencing as fines are the rule, and the DOJ has not set a date to try the third claim. So, yes, former Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller and Michael Chertoff, then Director, Terrorist Financing Task Force, now Secretary of Homeland Security, did personally conduct the prosecution of Infocom and assert that it was a major terrorist case, but ... that was back in December 2002, when standards were lower than at present. Oblig operational item -- does anyone know of a comperable situation? An LEO deciding to seize all XYZ Corp properties in SomeState(s), including all RIR allocations made to XYZ Corp, whether for its internal use or for resale, and locking up everyone down to the first-tier line manager level? Eric
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