US trader charged with unwittingly funding NY bomb plot
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US trader charged with unwittingly funding NY bomb plot
A man in New York was arrested and charged with running an illegal business that helped fund the attempted Times Square bombing earlier this year. According to details, Mohammad Younis was accused of passing on thousands of dollars to Faisal Shahzad in a bid to bomb Times Square on May 1. Prosecutors said they had no indication that Younis knew the money would be involved in preparations for the bombing. Younis pleaded not guilty in federal court in Manhattan to charges of conducting an unlicensed money-transmitting business and of conspiracy. He faces a maximum of five years in prison on each charge.It is pertinent to mention here that Younis was released after the hearing on the condition that he post a $100,000 bond by Sept. 22.
