Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Judge Throws Out Suit on FBI's Muslim Spying; Informant Posed as Muslim Convert to Get Info

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the FBI of civil liberties violations by using an informant to spy on several California mosques, the Democracy Now website reports today (August 15, 2012).

Former informant Craig Monteilh acknowledged posing as a Muslim convert to collect the personal information of mosque members and even record their meetings and conversations.

But yesterday, U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney threw out the case, saying it would risk revealing government secrets.

Two groups representing the plaintiffs -- the American Civil Liberties Union and the Council on American-Islamic Relations -- are appealing the judge's decision.

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