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Instead, the fbi decided to mount a sting. Over the phone early Thursday morning, Ryder agent Patrick Galasso told Salameh he could get some money even without a police report of the van's theft. A farcical scene followed. According to some reports, two TV-news trucks showed up before the suspect did; Connie Bello, a Ryder day manager, chased them away by telling them they had the wrong Ryder office. It is known that Salameh had in fact reported the supposed theft of the van to Jersey City police. By some accounts two Jersey cops also showed...
Shortly after the arrest, the world learned that Salameh would be brought into court that night for a "presentment," a proceeding similar to arraignment. The White House had been closely watching the case, and George Stephanopoulos, President Clinton's communications director, had taken the unusual step of confirming that an arrest had been made. He also promised that FBI director William Sessions and acting Attorney General Stuart Gerson would have something to say about the case at a Thursday afternoon news conference. In fact, they annoyed reporters by insisting that they could not make any comment pending the court appearance...
About 7:45 p.m. -- two hours late -- Salameh, in handcuffs, was led by marshals into the jammed Manhattan federal district court of Judge Richard Owen. Salameh was a slight, dark-skinned man about 5 ft. 8 in. tall, with close-cropped dark hair and beard, dressed in sneakers and a light gray sweat suit that billowed around him. Federal authorities in Washington later disclosed some basic information about the suspect. He is 25 years old, an Arab who was born on the West Bank but grew up in Jordan. He entered the U.S. in 1987 with a five-year visa...
Through his court-appointed attorney, Robert Precht, who had just met his client, Salameh requested an Arabic interpreter. Judge Owen assigned one from the FBI, who leaned close to Salameh's ear as the judge read the charge: the suspect had aided and abetted the Trade Center bombing, and thus helped kill five people, violating a federal antiterrorism statute for which the death penalty could be imposed. The wording of the charge was somewhat general because, says Fox, the FBI does not yet know what Salameh's exact role was -- whether he was the actual bomber, a minor figure...
...accused man requested bail. He said he could line up 10 people who would offer $50,000 cash, enough to secure a $5 million bond -- an odd assertion for a suspect who had been feverishly trying to get $400 back from Ryder. But declaring Salameh a "serious risk," Judge Owen ordered the suspect held without bail for a preliminary hearing March 18. Salameh later told his attorney he was innocent and believed he was being persecuted for his religious beliefs. Precht says his client has requested a copy of the Koran, a watch so he can pray at the proper...