Bakersfield man accused of being Yemeni secret agent

[DoYouEverWonder]

Jan. 14, 2007

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A Bakersfield man acted as a Yemeni spy when he shipped what he believed were secret U.S. military secrets and equipment to Yemen, an indictment filed by the United States Attorney's Office states.

Amen Ahmed Ali, Bakersfield businessman, purchased what he believed were secret documents and military equipment and shipped them to Yemen from 2005 to 2006, according to the indictment filed Thursday.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl Faller said Ali was charged previously with buying and transporting military secrets and documents to Yemen, but that the new charges state he was doing so on behalf of the Yemeni government.

The new indictment charges Ali with conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, unlawful export of defense articles and possession of stolen government property, among other charges.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/16462082.htm

So what about the people who sold him all this stuff?

[RoseMead]

1. "secret U.S. military secrets"

As opposed to unsecret U.S. military secrets? :shrug:

[xchrom]

2. a secret agent -- or a guy trying to make a fast buck?

if you set someone up -- appeal to their sense of getting some money -- are they secret agents?

[ellisonz]

3. Not again...

The Central Valley is so fucked up. :(

[Le Taz Hot]

4. Not any worse than anywhere else.

People need to quit defining a WHOLE ENTIRE REGION because of the actions of a few. AND if you insist on doing so, perhaps you can do a little more research and find out if there are any positive things going on. Here, let me get you started:

http://www.peacefresno.org/

Insulting and alienating whole entire regions that COULD be won over, is NOT helping anyone's cause save for the Republicans.

Peace.

LTH,
Fresno, CA

[ellisonz]

6. That was not my intention.

I was making a sardonic comment on the following incident: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_and_Umer_Hayat

My apologies for hitting a raw spot.

:evilfrown:

[Tempest]

5. The feds are throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks

Most of the fed's original charges were dropped and he was going to get bail.

The only reason the feds increased the charges were to keep him from being released.