| Convicted
Hezbollah Helper Saab Got 3 Guilties 3 Not
1 Empty & 12 Years Now 2 Cir Says Redo
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Song
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Jan 14 – Alexei Saab, charged
with providing aid to
Hezbollah, had a proceeding
before U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Gardephe on June 15, 2020.
Inner City Press covered it,
as it did another hearing on
April 7, 2021, here
and below.
On May 11
after days of deliberation the
jury determined that Saab is
not guilty on three of seven
counts, guilty on three (false
statements, conspiracy to
commit marriage fraud and
Receiving Military-Type
Transing from a Foreign
Terrorist Organization) and no
decision on "Providing
Material Support or Resources
for an FTO." Verdict sheet here.
On May 23, 2023,
Saab was sentenced to 12
years. Inner City Press was
there, thread here
Jump cut to
January 14, 2026 when the
Second Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled "because the
district court plainly erred
by applying the Terrorism
Enhancement and the record
does not clearly indicate the
district court would apply the
enhancement on the alternative
basis proffered on appeal by
the government, we vacate the
sentence and remand for
resentencing. Accordingly, we
AFFIRM the convictions, VACATE
the sentence and REMAND the
case for resentencing
consistent with this opinion.
Judge Sullivan concurs in part
and dissents in part in a
separate opinion."
The case is US v.
Saab, 19-cr-676 (Gardephe).
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