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<font size=3>Prosecutors defy judge's order in Al-Arian case<br><br>
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http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/481208.html<br>
</a>(Published March 05, 2009)<br><br>
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Federal prosecutors have defied a judge's order to turn
over evidence of their internal deliberations in striking a plea bargain
with a former professor once accused of being a top Palestinian
terrorist.<br><br>
The move raises the possibility that U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema
will toss out a criminal contempt case against Sami Al-Arian. The former
Florida computer science professor has already served nearly five years
after admitting he conspired to assist the radical Palestinian group
Islamic Jihad. <br><br>
Brinkema has questioned whether the government's plea deal with Al-Arian
amounted to a "bait-and-switch" in which Al-Arian was misled
into thinking that his Florida plea bargain would end his legal problems
and result in his swift deportation after serving his sentence. <br><br>
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