A wealthy Lebanese-American businessman and Middle East expert who was a witness in Mueller’s investigation has been indicted on charges of child pornography and traveling with a minor to engage in sexual activity
A wealthy Lebanese-American businessman and Middle East expert who was a witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation has been indicted on charges of importing child pornography and traveling with a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
When Nader flew into Dulles Airport outside Washington in January 2018, he was questioned by agents working for Mueller. A search of three iPhones seized from him that day via a search warrant allegedly turned up child pornography. Nader was wearing an Alexandria jail jumpsuit Friday for the five-minute hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema. She set a trial date of Sept. 30.Sign Up
“I think the decision to detain your client was appropriate,” Brinkema said, noting Nader’s extensive overseas connections, the type of conduct at issue and the potential for a lengthy prison sentence. “Neither the volume of the images or the content aligns with a typical federal child pornography or obscenity prosecution,” the defense team wrote.
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