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Originally posted by esdad71
reply to post by pennylemon
My point exactly. Uh, so, how many people do YOU know with that PERSONALIZED license plate? The kids father also said it was just a joke. That would be like a redneck with a COON KILLER #1 or a Black panther CRACKERBREAKER #1 as their license plates...yeah, just a joke.
so, we just take the accused word now, right?edit on 1-5-2013 by esdad71 because: (no reason given)
it seems the FBI is looking at everyone connected to them, and if there is a lie or depict they will make arrests its not nice to lie to a Fed.
Two Kazakh men, one other, arrested for allegedly helping suspect after Boston Marathon bombings
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Image taken from Dias Kadyrbayev’s Web page
Two of the three men charged, Dias Kadyrbayev, center, and Azamat Tazhayakov, left, posed with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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By John R. Ellement, Todd Wallack, Maria Sacchetti and Martin Finucane, Globe Staff
Two men from Kazakhstan and a third man have been arrested by federal authorities in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, a law enforcement official familar with the case said this morning.
The two men, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, came to America from the Central Asian nation to study at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was also enrolled. The law enforcement official did not release the name of the third person arrested.
The three people arrested were connected to Tsarnaev, 19, the surviving bomb suspect, at the university and allegedly helped him after the bombing, a different source told the Globe.
The Boston police Web page said that three additional “suspects” had been taken into custody. It emphasized that there was no threat to public safety.
Harlan J. Protass, a criminal lawyer from New York who is representing Tazhayakov, confirmed today that Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev were taken into custody.
“I can confirm that Azamat and Dias were two of the three individuals that the Boston police tweeted about,” he said, adding, “They are going to be charged criminally.” He said he did not know what the charges were but cautioned against jumping to conclusions.
Police said additional details would be provided later. No news conference was scheduled, though reporters converged on the federal courthouse in Boston, expecting a court appearance by the defendants this afternoon. Neither the FBI nor the US attorney’s office in Boston immediately had a comment.
Tsarnaev is facing federal charges of using a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property resulting in death in the twin bombings that struck near the Marathon finish line on April 15. His brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in a confrontation with police in Watertown several days afterward as the two tried to flee the area. Police say they were trying to subdue him after a shootout when his brother ran him over in a desperate escape.
Authorities say the Tsarnaevs also killed an MIT police officer as they tried to escape. No charges have been filed yet in that case.
The White House and law enforcement authorities have previously suggested that the Tsarnaevs may have acted alone without clear ties to foreign governments or terrorist groups.
But investigators have continued to eye other people who knew the brothers to see if they provided them with any help before or after the attacks. Shortly after the brothers were identified, investigators questioned Tazhayakov, Kadyrbayev, and a third college friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev appeared before a federal immigration judge this morning on charges they overstayed their student visas.
Lawyers for the men said at the hearing the men had cooperated with Homeland Security and FBI investigators for hours and were only college buddies with Dzhohkar Tsarnaev and should be released.
The men are being detained in the Suffolk County jail and appeared before Judge Steven F. Day via videoconference, wearing prison scrubs, from the jail. The consul of Kazakhstan, other representatives, as well as US government officials were in the court.
The hearing marked the men’s first court appearance since immigration officials arrested and jailed them 11 days ago in New Bedford.
The hearing raised questions about why the men were allowed to stay in the United States if their visas were allegedly invalid.
Kadyrbayev, who had studied engineering, was dismissed from UMass after the fall semester, but stayed in the United States. His lawyers argued that he should be allowed to leave the United States voluntarily. A hearing on Kadyrbayev’s case will be held on May 22.
Tazhayakov, an economics major, had his visa terminated on Jan. 4, but he was allowed to reenter the country on Jan. 20 in New York, the judge said in court. The discrepancy puzzled Judge Day. “That doesn’t make any sense,” he said. Day set a bail hearing for Tazhayakov for May 9.
A UMass Dartmouth official confirmed Kadyrbayev was no longer enrolled in school while Tazhayakov was still registered for classes.
The Tsarnaev brothers lived in Kyrgyzstan, which neighbors Kazakhstan. People in both countries speak Russian because they all lived in the former Soviet Union, where the official language was Russian.
FBI agents have also questioned Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s widow, Katherine Russell, for hours to find out what she knows about the plot. Investigators were seen leaving her parents’ home, where Russell has been staying, with bags on Monday.
FBI agents also wanted to collect a DNA sample from Russell to compare with female DNA found on a bomb fragment. The female DNA also could have come from many other sources, including a store clerk who sold some of the raw ingredients in the bomb or a spectator at the race. Russell’s attorney said both she and her family were shocked by the events and are doing everything they can to cooperate with law enforcement.
The agency has also questioned Mikhail “Misha” Allakhverdov, the mysterious Muslim friend that the bombing suspects’ relatives blamed for helping to radicalize Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Allakhverdov has denied he had anything to do with the bombing and has said he has not seen Tamerlan Tsarnaev in years.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev traveled to Russia for about six months in 2012, raising questions whether he received any training there on how to construct the bombs.
I'm not sure what inference you are trying to make here. It is what it is. I am neither asserting their guilt or innocence. I'm just pointing out that this licence plate has nothing to do with it.
Originally posted by butcherguy
reply to post by pennylemon
I'm not sure what inference you are trying to make here. It is what it is. I am neither asserting their guilt or innocence. I'm just pointing out that this licence plate has nothing to do with it.
I guess I was asking if you knew them personally so I could verify that you actually knew what meaning it held for them. Since you don't know any of them personally, I can't see how you would know what was in their heads for sure when they put the plate on the car.
If I wanted to, I could purchase a plate like it and put it on my car... but I have never heard the Harlem Shake song, see my point? ( and I am not a terrorist, so it goes both ways!)
No big deal, I just don't know how we can be sure it was connected to the song, by them.
The photo showed the BMW parked next to a Chevy as if the two cars were about to race. A caption read, “Place your bets.”
The license plate is not official. It’s a novelty plate that could be bought in a gift shop.
Two of Dzhokhar’s pals at UMass Dartmouth, who neighbors said rent or lease the car, were arrested by federal officials yesterday afternoon for immigration violations.
The students, who sources identified only by their first names, Azamat and Dias, face deportation.
“They were in there for a while and then they took [the boys] away very quietly,” a neighbor said of the activity at the Hidden Brook Apartments. The duo and a young woman had initially been picked up for questioning by local police and FBI agents Friday, but were later released.
Absent: Louis DePasquale, Nancy Tauber, Cheyenne Jones, Dennis Keefe, Charlotte Avant, Robel Phillipos, Humbi Song
We held a meeting on March 9 among all the department heads and co-chairs of the Strategic Plan subcommittees. Each subcommittee will, by April 15, decide on five existing pieces of data for the Council to include in its upcoming printed report and two pieces of data we would hope to develop. Julie Wilson, of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, was at that meeting, and I’m glad to have her back in the loop on this process.
Mr. Ruslan Z. Tsarni, a U.S. citizen, has over 10 years of professional experience in oil and gas legislation and corporate law. Previously, Mr. Tsarni served as Corporate Counsel of Nelson Resources Limited Group of companies, as well as Managing Director of several of its operating subsidiaries, responsible for all matters relating to corporate governance and placements and filing requirements under the securities regulations of Toronto Stock Exchange and AIM.He worked with financial institutions and banks on raising funds for acquisition and development of the assets operated by Nelson's subsidiaries, as well as managed legal and administrative matters for all such subsidiaries.From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Tsarni worked as Head of Legal Affairs of Golden Eagle Partners LLC where he developed downstream and upstream oil and gas businesses in Kazakhstan and served as Managing Director of its wholly owned subsidiary Tobe LLP.From 1998 to 1999 Mr. Tsarni worked as Senior Associate with Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn providing legal advise to major multinational companies on different aspects of Kazakhstan legal issues on development of mineral resources, corporations, taxation, currency, customs, employment, banking, bankruptcy and trade marks.From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Tsarni served as a consultant for Financial Markets International LLC and Arthur Andersen LLP contracted by USAID for projects aimed to develop securities markets in Central Asia, where he trained corporate governance and corporate finance principals to state and private companies. Nelson Resources Officers www.nelsonresources.com, 7 Mar 2005 [cached] Ruslan TsarniCorporate CounselBefore joining Nelson Resources Ltd. in October 2000 as Legal Counsel, Mr. Tsarni has held senior legal positions in his 10-year career working with entities such as USAID, Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn and Golden Eagle Partners.
Originally posted by thegrayman123
Really? Throw away your homework with your name on it along with incriminating evidence? And it took three friends to help carry some vaseline, fireworks, laptop, and homework?edit on 1-5-2013 by thegrayman123 because: added second thought
Originally posted by butcherguy
reply to post by Krakatoa
That doesn't look like enough fireworks to provide enough powder to blow up a coffee mug, much less two pressure cookers.
Just saying.
Originally posted by Krakatoa
Originally posted by thegrayman123
Really? Throw away your homework with your name on it along with incriminating evidence? And it took three friends to help carry some vaseline, fireworks, laptop, and homework?edit on 1-5-2013 by thegrayman123 because: added second thought
It as suspects #3, #4, and #5 that threw away the backpack (not suspect #2). They, apparently panicked when they heard suspect #2 was involved, and threw it in the dumpster AT THEIR APARTMENT building! These folks are not masterminds, but stupid scared young college students.
Originally posted by thegrayman123
Originally posted by Krakatoa
Originally posted by thegrayman123
Really? Throw away your homework with your name on it along with incriminating evidence? And it took three friends to help carry some vaseline, fireworks, laptop, and homework?edit on 1-5-2013 by thegrayman123 because: added second thought
It as suspects #3, #4, and #5 that threw away the backpack (not suspect #2). They, apparently panicked when they heard suspect #2 was involved, and threw it in the dumpster AT THEIR APARTMENT building! These folks are not masterminds, but stupid scared young college students.
That would make more sense. Source? Sorry if I missed it.
Originally posted by bekod
reply to post by butcherguy
well it is, you have to know black powder and gun powder it helps if your a reloaded of ammo , thank the good lord it was not smokeless then it would have been a lot, heck of a lot more than 3 dead and 200 injured, try 100 to 200 dead and a 1000 or more injured.
Originally posted by thegrayman123
Any reason why on page 3 of 4 of THIS affidavit that the total number of Felony Counts against Azamat Tazhaykov is denoted as "2" even though only one is listed?
Comparing this to Dias Kadyrbayev who's is identical aside from personal info and only has one total felony count.