U.S. v. RAHMAN

No. 92-3478.

34 F.3d 1331 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jawdat Abdel RAHMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Debra Bonamici (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Cynthia Giacchetti, Chicago, IL (argued), for defendant-appellant.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Jawdat Abdel Rahman is a 65-year old Arab immigrant who was born in (what was then) Palestine. He became a naturalized citizen in 1988. Rahman has owned or operated a number of stores on the south side of Chicago since then. He speaks mainly Arabic and indicates that he has a slight understanding of English. When Rahman learned that his son and son-in-law had been "ripped off" by a friend named Yousef Haik in a deal involving hijacked...

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