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I know anyone with the slightest interest in this trial knows this by now, but civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart, whom I know through her support of Farouk, has been convicted of, I think, all the charges against her including conspiracy to provide material support to commit mass murder.
I wish I could have been present more in her trial. She will be appealing I hear. So I’m directing supporters to continue to contribute to her legal fund. Visit lynnestewart.org.
Those of you interested in looking beyond the despicable public grandstanding of Attorney Generals Ashcroft and Gonzales and probing beneath media’s coverage of her trial, the transcripts for the proceedings up to her conviction are here.
Below is the reading of the verdicts.
Count 1, conspiracy to defraud the United States,
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1 question one, how do you find the defendant Ahmed Abdel Sattar
2 with respect to Count 1?
3 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
4 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Question two, how do you find the
5 defendant Lynne Stewart with respect to Count 1?
6 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
7 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Question three, how do you find the
8 defendant Mohammed Yousry with respect to Count 1?
9 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
10 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Count 2, conspiracy to kill or
11 kidnap persons outside the United States, question four, how do
12 you find the defendant Ahmed Abdel Sattar with respect to
13 Count 2?
14 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
15 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Count 5, which one or more of the
16 following was or were the objectives of the conspiracy in
17 Count 2?
18 THE FOREPERSON: Murder.
19 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Count 3, solicitation of crimes of
20 violence, question six, how do you find defendant Ahmed Abdel
21 Sattar with respect to Count 3?
22 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
23 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Question seven, which one or more
24 of the following was or were the crimes, crime or crimes of
25 violence that defendant Ahmed Abdel Sattar solicited?
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1 THE FOREPERSON: Murder, conspiracy to murder.
2 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Count 4, conspiracy to provide and
3 conceal material support.
4 Question eight, how do you find defendant Lynne
5 Stewart with respect to Count 4?
6 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
7 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Question nine, how do you find
8 defendant Mohammed Yousry with respect to Count 4?
9 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
10 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Question ten, which one or more of
11 the following was or were the object or objects of the
12 conspiracy in Count 4?
13 THE FOREPERSON: Both.
14 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Count 5, providing and concealing
15 material support.
16 Question 11, how do you find defendant Lynne Stewart
17 with respect to Count 5?
18 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
19 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Question 12, which one or more of
20 the following acts did defendant Lynne Stewart commit?
21 THE FOREPERSON: Both.
22 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Question 13, how do you find the
23 defendant, Mohammed Yousry, with respect to Count 5?
24 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
25 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Question 14, which one or more of
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1 the following acts did defendant Mohammed Yousry commit?
2 THE FOREPERSON: Both.
3 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Count 6, false statements.
4 How do you find defendant Lynne Stewart with respect
5 to Count 6?
6 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
7 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Count 7, false statements, how do
8 you find defendant Lynne Stewart with respect to Count 7?
9 THE FOREPERSON: Guilty.
10 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Your Honor, should I poll the jury?
11 THE COURT: Poll the jury, please.
12 THE DEPUTY CLERK: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
13 please listen to your verdict as it stands recorded.
14 Count 1, conspiracy to defraud the United States,
15 question one, how do you find defendant Ahmed Abdel Sattar with
16 respect to Count 1? Your verdict is guilty.
17 Question two, how do you find defendant Lynne Stewart
18 with respect to Count 1? Your verdict is guilty.
19 Question three, how do you find defendant Mohammed
20 Yousry with respect to Count 1? Your verdict is guilty.
21 Count 2, conspiracy to kill or kidnap persons outside
22 the United States. Question four, how do you find defendant
23 Ahmed Abdel Sattar with respect to Count 2? Your verdict is
24 guilty.
25 Question five, which one or more of the following was
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1 or were the objective or objectives of the conspiracy in
2 Count 2? Your answer is murder.
3 Count 3, solicitation of crimes of violence. Question
4 six, how do you find defendant Ahmed Abdel Sattar with respect
5 to Count 3? Your verdict is guilty.
6 Question seven, which one or more of the following was
7 or were the crime or crimes of violence that defendant Ahmed
8 Abdel Sattar solicited? Your answer, murder and conspiracy to
9 murder.
10 Count 4, conspiracy to provide and con
ceal material11 support. Question eight, how do you find defendant Lynne
12 Stewart with respect to Count 4? Your verdict is guilty.
13 Question nine, how do you find defendant Mohammed
14 Yousry with respect to Count 4? Your verdict is guilty.
15 Question ten, which one or more of the following was
16 or were the object or objects of the conspiracy in Count 4?
17 Your answer is both.
18 Count 5, providing and concealing material support.
19 Question 11, how do you find defendant Lynne Stewart with
20 respect to Count 5? Your verdict is guilty.
21 Question 12, which one or more of the following acts
22 did defendant Lynne Stewart commit? Your answer is both.
23 Question 13, how do you find defendant Mohammed Yousry
24 with respect to Count 5? Your verdict is guilty.
25 Question 14, which one or more of the following acts
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1 did defendant Mohammed Yousry commit? Your answer is both.
2 Count 6, false statements. Question 15, how do you
3 find defendant Lynne Stewart with respect to Count 6? Your
4 verdict is guilty.
5 Count 7, false statements. Question 16, how do you
6 find defendant Lynne Stewart with respect to Count 7? Your
7 verdict is guilty.
8 This verdict sheet has been signed by the foreperson,
9 number 329, and signed by the remaining jurors, juror 41, juror
10 217, juror 153, juror 250, juror 364, juror 126, juror 292,
11 juror 39, juror 146, juror 240, and juror 82.
