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THC 41: Trevor Aaronson | Terror Factory: Inside The FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism
Mohammed Hossain and Yasin Aref, Albany Pizzeria Entrapment Case
The FBI targeted Albany pizzeria owner Mohammed Hossain and Imam Yasin Aref through an informant named Shahed Hussain. The informant lured Hossain into a money-laundering scheme involving a $50,000 loan for property repairs, using a missile trigger device as a prop during the transaction. Despite having no actual ties to terrorism, both men were convicted and Hossain was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The case is cited as a primary example of the FBI injecting itself into the lives of law-abiding citizens to manufacture criminal charges.