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Ore. Islamic charity founder heads to prison

The Columbian
Published: February 29, 2012, 12:00am

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Islamic charity founder Pete Seda is heading to federal prison to serve his 33-month sentence.

Defense attorney Steve Wax told the Mail Tribune (http://bit.ly/y2UtFn) that the founder of the American branch of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation in Ashland is reporting Wednesday to the minimum security federal prison in Englewood, Colo.

Among other inmates is former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling.

A native of Iran who was well known in Ashland for promoting Islam, Seda, also known as Pirouz Sedaghaty, was convicted last year of tax fraud and conspiracy for smuggling $150,000 to Saudi Arabia from a donor in England.

Prosecutors claimed the money was for Islamic fighters in Chechnya, but were not able to convince a judge.

Seda has appealed.

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Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/

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