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Sunday, January 17, 2016

2 Md. Men Reportedly Released From Prison As Part Of Deal With Iran

Ali Saboonchi, who lived in Parkville, was released just before 7 a.m., according to Jim Wyda, head of the federal public defenders office in Maryland, which represented Saboonchi. Saboonchi is "thrilled by his release and the opportunity to be reunited with his family. He looks forward to working hard to rebuild his career and his life," Wyda said in a statement.

Two Maryland men who were convicted of violating the U.S. trade embargo with Iran — one of whom helped the Islamic Republic launch its first satellite into space — are reportedly among those to be released from federal prison in the United States as part of a deal to free four Americans held in Iran.

Iranian media said that Ali Saboonchi, who lived in Parkville, and Nader Modanlou, who lived in Potomac, were among seven Iranians who would receive clemency as part of the agreement.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Released and kicked out of the country I hope

Thornton Crowe said...

What happened to transparency and why don't we all know what this 'deal' is all about? Weren't we promised transparency with this administration?

Why does this not seem to be a problem with the people in this country who voted for Obama (again)?

This deal seems awfully dodgy to me. All these Gitmo people being let to run a rye in the world to once again plot their heinous acts of violence and destruction. Why isn't their more outcry for information? Do people just not care?

Staggering, indeed.

Anonymous said...

Awry, Big T.

Anonymous said...

The people that voted for this ass do not care. Most do not even pay attention. Recently I saw a thread on face book between liberals and I will summarize here. They admitted that Hillary is basically a slick liar and has too much baggage. Then wrote that they really want to believe what Bernie says can some true. They will vote for either of these fools. I am starting to distance myself from people like this because I am tired of looking at them. I have tried to reason with them but cannot. They are the type to post crap stating Trump and Cruz would rule like Hitler. So yes people so not care.