NY Man Arrested for Acting in United States as Agent of Egyptian Government
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Man Arrested for Acting in United States as Agent of Egyptian Government
A New York man was arrested today on criminal charges related to his alleged acting and conspiring to act as a foreign agent in the United States.
According to court documents,
Pierre Girgis, 39, of Manhattan, acted in the United States as an agent of the Egyptian government, without notifying the U.S. Attorney General as required by law. Girgis operated at the direction and control of multiple officials of the Egyptian government in an effort to further the interests of the Egyptian government in the United States.
Among other things, at the direction of Egyptian government officials,
Girgis allegedly tracked and obtained information regarding political opponents of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
As alleged, Girgis
also leveraged his connections with local U.S. law enforcement officers to collect non-public information at the direction of Egyptian officials, arranged benefits for Egyptian officials who were visiting Manhattan, and coordinated meetings between U.S. and Egyptian law enforcement in the United States, including by arranging for Egyptian officials to attend police trainings.
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WHY IT MATTERS
Man arrested for acting as spy for Egyptian dictator El-Sisi - the despot who bribed Trump for $10 million in 2016