why would he be arrested on this? That does not appear right.

Need some updated news.OLD NEWS.

Rep. Gregory Meeks digs into campaign war chest to pay for attorney in probe

BY BEN LESSER, GREG B. SMITH AND MIKE MCAULIFF
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS




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Congressman Gregory Meeks is using campaign cash to pay for legal defense.
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Queens Congressman Gregory Meeks is paying for his troubles with campaign cash, handing out $28,500 to lawyers and press advisers dealing with a growing federal probe.

The FBI and Manhattan U.S. Attorney are looking at a secret $40,000 loan Meeks got from a Queens businessman to help pay for his expansive house.

The loan required no interest, had no documentation and wasn't paid back for three and a half years - until right after the FBI began asking questions about it in May.

Meeks also did not reveal the loan's existence on his 2007 and 2008 House financial disclosure forms.

Last month, Meeks used $15,000 of his campaign funds to pay Dorsey & Whitney, the firm of his criminal defense lawyer, former federal prosecutor Michael Bellinger, records show.

In the last six months, Meeks' campaign has also paid out another $13,500 to the public relations firm of George Arzt.

Members of Congress are not supposed to use campaign funds for anything but campaign reasons, although many have spent their contributions on lawyers when they have come under investigation.

Neither Meeks nor Bellinger would answer questions about the payments.

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Manhattan) has spent $1.7 million on lawyers in ongoing House ethics probes of his finances, including $170,000 in the past three months, records show.



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My friend in NY told me that the NY Daily News Saturday's edition carried the story on Page 6

http://static-cdn.guyanapublic...mages/2011/07/ed.jpg

Daily News, Saturday, July 23, 2011

Page 2, first column

"Pol Pal jailed by FBI"

Ahmad is was not arrested in connection with the Meeks case. According to the article,

" Ahmad was hit with a criminal complaint alledging that he conducted an extensive scheme to commit mortgage fraud, regularly lying about applicants' income and using straw buyers to hide his involvement"

He was released on $2.5 million bail.

I hope the bastard goes to jail for the rest of his life. These are the type of people that the PPP are associating with.

Breaking News…Feds drag Ed Ahmad from Delta flight in handcuffs
JULY 23, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS

. . . man was heading to Guyana

The FBI yesterday arrested a Queens businessman who made a questionable $40,000 “loan” to Rep. Greg Meeks on mortgage fraud charges.
Edul Ahmad, a Guyanese who owns a major business in Guyana, is a key figure in ongoing probes of the “loan” Meeks forgot to repay for 3 1/2 years until the Daily News exposed it.
The Guyana business is Building Materials and Appliances Depot located in Industrial Site, Ruimveldt.

Ahmad had already boarded Delta 383 at JFK International to head to Guyana when Federal agents boarded the aircraft and forcibly removed him in handcuffs.

Ahmad was hit with a criminal complaint alleging that he conducted an extensive scheme to commit mortgage fraud, regularly lying about applicants’ income and using straw buyers to hide his involvement.
His lawyer, Steven Kartagner, declined to discuss whether Ahmad was in discussions with the FBI and the Brooklyn U.S attorney before his arrest.
Ahmad was released on $2.5 million bail. He declined comment.
In January 2007, Ahmad gave Meeks $40,000 to finish paying off the congressman’s new $830,000 home. There was no discussion of interest rates, collateral, due dates and no documents were generated at the time, sources familiar with the transaction have told The News.
Meeks did not list the transaction on 2007 or 2008 financial disclosure forms he filed with the House, revealing it for the first time in a 2009 form that was filed in mid-2010.
In July 2010, shortly after The News revealed details of this transaction and the FBI paid Ahmad a visit, Meeks suddenly paid back the money and called it a loan.
Meeks is the subject of an ongoing FBI investigation, as well as a probe by the Office of congressional Ethics.
(Story from New York Daily News By Benjamin Lesser and Greg B. Smith)

HOW CAN THEY DO THIS TO JAGDEO'S FRIEND AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATE?

Innocent until proven Guilty,How about 85% of these sales are blessed.These home owners are living in these houses and are thanking Ed.Structuring the Loans to create housing,Jagdeo friend alright but business associate NAH.

quote:

Originally posted by creative:
Innocent until proven Guilty,How about 85% of these sales are blessed.These home owners are living in these houses and are thanking Ed.Structuring the Loans to create housing,Jagdeo friend alright but business associate NAH.

Bro, when the FBI comes knocking it means they already have the evidence.

Was this guy also not involved in the Marriott fiasco in GT?

quote:

Originally posted by redux:
Breaking News…Feds drag Ed Ahmad from Delta flight in handcuffs
JULY 23, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS

. . . man was heading to Guyana

The FBI yesterday arrested a Queens businessman who made a questionable $40,000 “loan” to Rep. Greg Meeks on mortgage fraud charges.
Edul Ahmad, a Guyanese who owns a major business in Guyana, is a key figure in ongoing probes of the “loan” Meeks forgot to repay for 3 1/2 years until the Daily News exposed it.
The Guyana business is Building Materials and Appliances Depot located in Industrial Site, Ruimveldt.

Ahmad had already boarded Delta 383 at JFK International to head to Guyana when Federal agents boarded the aircraft and forcibly removed him in handcuffs.

Ahmad was hit with a criminal complaint alleging that he conducted an extensive scheme to commit mortgage fraud, regularly lying about applicants’ income and using straw buyers to hide his involvement.
His lawyer, Steven Kartagner, declined to discuss whether Ahmad was in discussions with the FBI and the Brooklyn U.S attorney before his arrest.
Ahmad was released on $2.5 million bail. He declined comment.
In January 2007, Ahmad gave Meeks $40,000 to finish paying off the congressman’s new $830,000 home. There was no discussion of interest rates, collateral, due dates and no documents were generated at the time, sources familiar with the transaction have told The News.
Meeks did not list the transaction on 2007 or 2008 financial disclosure forms he filed with the House, revealing it for the first time in a 2009 form that was filed in mid-2010.
In July 2010, shortly after The News revealed details of this transaction and the FBI paid Ahmad a visit, Meeks suddenly paid back the money and called it a loan.
Meeks is the subject of an ongoing FBI investigation, as well as a probe by the Office of congressional Ethics.
(Story from New York Daily News By Benjamin Lesser and Greg B. Smith)

Well this is more like it.

There must be something bigger behind the scenes but they using this to hold him. 40k seems minor to be of interest to the FBI.

quote:

Originally posted by baseman:
There must be something bigger behind the scenes but they using this to hold him. 40k seems minor to be of interest to the FBI.

His peepes are snitching to get lighter sentences. He was possibly only arrested because they thought he was not going to come back. They have been at this for years.

Two more to go

Ed Ahmad is one of the vultures who follow Jagdeo,Ramoutar and the clique when they visit Richmond Hill....

There are a lot of questions floating around about this guy....how did he acquire land at Leonora to start a housing project ?...how did he acquire property belonging to the New Guyana Company at Ruimveldt to start a building supply business ?

What is his real connection with Jagdeo and Ramoutar ?

Last March Ahmad called the owner of Narissa Palace to advise him that he should not allow members of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Committee to have a function there....several folks close to the committee believed that Ahmad was acting on the orders of Ramouthar !

quote:

Originally posted by Churchill:
Ed Ahmad is one of the vultures who follow Jagdeo,Ramoutar and the clique when they visit Richmond Hill....

There are a lot of questions floating around about this guy....how did he acquire land at Leonora to start a housing project ?...how did he acquire property belonging to the New Guyana Company at Ruimveldt to start a building supply business ?

What is his real connection with Jagdeo and Ramoutar ?

Last March Ahmad called the owner of Narissa Palace to advise him that he should not allow members of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Committee to have a function there....several folks close to the committee believed that Ahmad was acting on the orders of Ramouthar !

I bet Lil Birdie (VM) is saying, what goes around comes around. It is this infighting and greed that is going to put all of these guys in jail. This is a big world so instead of being mean and carving out little fiefdoms, like the common street gang, they ought to have been branching out and utilizing their assets better. I saw some girl on another blog a while back complaining how they harassed her. well, she is probably doing a puja this morning.

quote:

Originally posted by Churchill:
Ed Ahmad is one of the vultures who follow Jagdeo,Ramoutar and the clique when they visit Richmond Hill....

There are a lot of questions floating around about this guy....how did he acquire land at Leonora to start a housing project ?...how did he acquire property belonging to the New Guyana Company at Ruimveldt to start a building supply business ?

What is his real connection with Jagdeo and Ramoutar ?

Last March Ahmad called the owner of Narissa Palace to advise him that he should not allow members of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Committee to have a function there....several folks close to the committee believed that Ahmad was acting on the orders of Ramouthar !

When I visited Guyana last year, the FBI went there on the ruse of tracking US stolen cars. But I think it was more than that.

BTW, on the issue of intimidating US based Guyanese helping the AFC, similar situation. One can only imagine the imtimation of the Guyana-based businessmen.

Albert will explain it all when he gets in tomorrow morning. As we wait with 'bated breath.

quote:

Originally posted by Churchill:
Ed Ahmad is one of the vultures who follow Jagdeo,Ramoutar and the clique when they visit Richmond Hill....

There are a lot of questions floating around about this guy....how did he acquire land at Leonora to start a housing project ?...how did he acquire property belonging to the New Guyana Company at Ruimveldt to start a building supply business ?

What is his real connection with Jagdeo and Ramoutar ?

Last March Ahmad called the owner of Narissa Palace to advise him that he should not allow members of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Committee to have a function there....several folks close to the committee believed that Ahmad was acting on the orders of Ramouthar !

Did Ahmad not represent a group that was selected by Buggarat Jagabat to build the Marriott in GT? If my memory serves me right there is a picture of him with shovel breaking sod.

It was lated revealed that one of the companies Ahmad represented had the same address as the son of the NY mafia.

quote:

Originally posted by creative:
Innocent until proven Guilty,How about 85% of these sales are blessed.These home owners are living in these houses and are thanking Ed.Structuring the Loans to create housing,Jagdeo friend alright but business associate NAH.

How can you defend this crook

I am surprise that CHIEF did not jump-in as yet to back the predator

quote:

Originally posted by Pointblank:

quote:

Originally posted by creative:
Innocent until proven Guilty,How about 85% of these sales are blessed.These home owners are living in these houses and are thanking Ed.Structuring the Loans to create housing,Jagdeo friend alright but business associate NAH.

How can you defend this crook

True.

quote:

Originally posted by Pointblank:

quote:

Originally posted by creative:
Innocent until proven Guilty,How about 85% of these sales are blessed.These home owners are living in these houses and are thanking Ed.Structuring the Loans to create housing,Jagdeo friend alright but business associate NAH.

How can you defend this crook

Innocent until proven guilty. Let the law decide. REmember, OJ and the mother from Florida was assumed guilty.

quote:

Originally posted by creative:
Innocent until proven Guilty,How about 85% of these sales are blessed.These home owners are living in these houses and are thanking Ed.Structuring the Loans to create housing,Jagdeo friend alright but business associate NAH.

You must be a stooge for Ahmad to make such a statement

To call Ed Ahmed a crook is simply hateful and extremely jealous. Let us not jump too quick to conclusion. Ed has done a wealth of GOOD for our Community and Homeland. I will wait to make judgement. In the meanwhile I wish the brother well and some of you can continue to gloat at his expense.!!!

quote:

Originally posted by Rahmah bin Jabr:

quote:

Originally posted by Pointblank:

quote:

Originally posted by creative:
Innocent until proven Guilty,How about 85% of these sales are blessed.These home owners are living in these houses and are thanking Ed.Structuring the Loans to create housing,Jagdeo friend alright but business associate NAH.

How can you defend this crook

True.

quote:

Originally posted by Nehru:
To call Ed Ahmed a crook is simply hateful and extremely jealous. Let us not jump too quick to conclusion. Ed has done a wealth of GOOD for our Community and Homeland. I will wait to make judgement. In the meanwhile I wish the brother well and some of you can continue to gloat at his expense.!!!

quote:

Originally posted by Rahmah bin Jabr:

quote:

Originally posted by Pointblank:

quote:

Originally posted by creative:
Innocent until proven Guilty,How about 85% of these sales are blessed.These home owners are living in these houses and are thanking Ed.Structuring the Loans to create housing,Jagdeo friend alright but business associate NAH.

How can you defend this crook

True.

dude, the feds are going to pile charges one on top of the other on him. Further, they are sure to have some squealers especially those W2s fakers you may know. Sorry to say this, Ed is not going to walk. He will plead after they are done. They do not follow you that long, spend that much resource and leave empty handed.

Pol's shady moneyman a 'loan' wolf
Mortgage 'fraud' suit
By ISABEL VINCENT and MELISSA KLEIN
Last Updated: 9:17 AM, July 18, 2010
Posted: 3:09 AM, July 18, 2010



More Print
The mysterious benefactor of embattled Queens Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks is a scandal-scarred real-estate agent and importer under fire for alleged fraud.
Edul Ahmad, who gave Meeks $40,000 in 2007, has been called "untrustworthy" by state authorities and is being sued for predatory lending, The Post has learned.
He's a longtime friend of both Meeks and state Sen. John Sampson. Meeks and Ahmad used to hold after-hours meetings in the congressman's office, according to an ex-staffer.
Although Ahmad has long been known in his community, he landed in the national spotlight last month when Meeks disclosed for the first time what he termed a "loan" from the businessman.

FRIENDLY FIRE: Rep. Gregory Meeks (pictured) and Sen. John Sampson are both longtime friends of Queens businessman Edul Ahmad (top right) -- who is being sued for predatory lending by two men he allegedly roped into an "excessively priced" mortgage. Ahmad lent Meeks $40,000 in 2007.

The congressman, who had not paid a cent on the loan in three years, said he paid back the advance in June with compounded interest of 12.5 percent.
Meeks is already under federal investigation for his role in a Queens charity with questionable spending.
Now Ahmad is being sued by two Queens brothers, immigrants from Bangladesh, who accuse him of predatory lending and fraud.
The men say they contacted Ahmad in 2006 about two neighboring homes for sale in Queens but claim he falsely told them that only one was available and that another buyer was ready to snatch it up, according to court papers.
Ahmad "demanded" a $20,000 deposit and told the men they had to close on the three-family property, built by Ahmad's brother, within a week.
They were also told that they had to use Ahmad's in-house mortgage broker and were advised against using their own lawyer, court papers say.
The men claim they realized too late that "they had been induced into an excessively priced mortgage."
The suit alleges that the buyers' incomes were falsified to make it appear as if they could afford the loan and that they were required to take out a mortgage for the entire $880,000 purchase price.
The suit charges that Ahmad, his companies and his brother "specifically prey on immigrants from the South Asian community."
Ahmad's criminal-defense lawyer, Steven Kartagener, would not comment on the suit.
Ahmad's real-estate license was suspended for two months in 2008 after New York's Department of State accused him of improperly sending a solicitation to a Queens couple on a cease-and-desist list that forbids real-estate agencies from asking for their business.
Ahmad, 43, immigrated to the United States from Guyana in 1983 and earned a bachelor's degree from Baruch College in 1988.
He started his company, the Ahmad Group, in 1993, according to the company's Web site.
His diverse business interests include Century 21 Ahmad Realty, a mortgage brokerage and a catering hall in Richmond Hill. He also sells tubs and lighting fixtures through a firm called Wholesale Building Supplies and runs South American rice paddies through Pure Rice Manufacture.
Ahmad lives the high life in a McMansion in South Ozone Park. His fleet of cars over the last few years has included a 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo -- with a base price of $165,000 -- a 2003 Mercedes SL500R roadster and a succession of Range Rovers.
Yet, Ahmad cried poverty in legal papers filed in 2008 as part of the license-suspension case.
He claimed that even before the case began -- around the same period he gave the $40,000 to Meeks -- his business was "struggling because of the real-estate crisis and the economy."
Edul Ahmad
Age: 43
Born: Guyana; immigrated to the US in 1983
Education: B.S., Baruch College, 1988
Home: South Ozone Park
Married: Bibi Ahmad
Businesses: The Ahmad Group — Century 21 Ahmad Realty, Ace Mortgage Inc., Chateau Royale catering hall, Citywide Holding Inc., South America Woods, Pure Rice Manufacture, Cancept Clothing, Wholesale Building Supplies, Ed Ahmad Cup. Inc. (cricket)
Associates: State Sen. John Sampson, US Rep. Gregory Meeks, Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo
Lawsuits: July 8, 2010, suit alleges predatory lending and real-estate fraud, 2009 foreclosure action on Jamaica home
Additional reporting by Kathianne Boniello


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quote:

Originally posted by Nehru:
To call Ed Ahmed a crook is simply hateful and extremely jealous. Let us not jump too quick to conclusion. Ed has done a wealth of GOOD for our Community and Homeland. I will wait to make judgement. In the meanwhile I wish the brother well and some of you can continue to gloat at his expense.!!!

quote:

Originally posted by Rahmah bin Jabr:

quote:

Originally posted by Pointblank:

quote:

Originally posted by creative:
Innocent until proven Guilty,How about 85% of these sales are blessed.These home owners are living in these houses and are thanking Ed.Structuring the Loans to create housing,Jagdeo friend alright but business associate NAH.

How can you defend this crook

True.

Nehru, the issue is not one of what he did with his wealth, but actually how it was attained. I do think the Febs had something substantial to go on before they moved.

However, as I said, and you are correct, innocent until proven guilty.

I wonder if Ed will get time to implicate anyone within the PPP government, or whether the PPP will make sure he is silenced before getting to trial. It's the PPP's way as we know.

Just how many Guyanese mortage and loan con men and women there are in New York? Only a few weeks ago we were discussing the other bunch from Queens Peggy Persaud, Ravi Persaud and Goberdan etc.

quote:

Originally posted by Wally:
Just how many Guyanese mortage and loan con men and women there are in New York? Only a few weeks ago we were discussing the other bunch from Queens Peggy Persaud, Ravi Persaud and Goberdan etc.

Many more out there

quote:

Originally posted by Wally:
Just how many Guyanese mortage and loan con men and women there are in New York? Only a few weeks ago we were discussing the other bunch from Queens Peggy Persaud, Ravi Persaud and Goberdan etc.

Hold on Bai More to come dis ah only de trayla

quote:

Originally posted by Na Cl:
I am surprise that CHIEF did not jump-in as yet to back the predator

I know you and the man had a run in a decade ago.
Now he is charged like so many other Guyanese real estate/mortgage brokers, lets wait to see the outcome.

this shady lowlife is exactly the kind of broker i was referring to on the social site just a few short days ago. happy to see the law at work...finally!

Jagdeo Ally And Top PPP Financier Ed Ahmad Dragged Off Delta Flight By FBI
Posted on July 24, 2011
by David| 31 Comments
Submitted by Rickford Burke

Brooklyn, New York: United States FBI Agents yesterday forcibly dragged Queens Guyanese-American Realtor and businessman, Ed Ahmad, off a Delta Airlines flight that was bound for Guyana, and arrested him on mortgage fraud charges.

Ahmad is a close political ally of Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo and a top financier of Jagdeo’s ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP).

Ahmad, who owns major businesses in Guyana including, Building Materials and Appliances Depot and the entire Leonora Estate Management residence compound, which the Bharrat Jagdeo administration ostensibly sold to him below market value, is also a person of interest in at least one other ongoing FBI probe. Reports are that “Ahmad had already boarded Delta Flight 383 at JFK International Airport heading to Guyana when Federal agents boarded the aircraft and forcibly removed him in handcuffs.”

The US Justice Department in a criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York alleges that “Ahmad conducted an extensive scheme to commit mortgage fraud; regularly lying about applicants’ income and using straw buyers to conceal his involvement.” He was released on $2.5 million bail.


Media accounts in New York indicate that His lawyer, Steven Kartagner, refused to reveal whether Ahmad was in discussions with the FBI and prosecutors before he attempted to flee to Guyana.

According to NY Net News “Over the last 24 months, the FBI has made a number of arrests in New York’s little Guyana (Richmond Hill/Ozone Park, Queens). Guyanese realtors it seems have been neck deep in running various mortgage schemes in the U.S. Ed Ahmad who holds an office on Liberty Ave, Richmond Hill, Queens.”

This the second key ally of President Jagdeo and top financier of his ruling party that has been nabbed by US law enforcement. Close Presidential ally, Roger Khan, was in 2007 arrested by US authorities and charged with drug trafficking and witness tampering. He was convicted and is currently serving a 15 year sentence in the US.

Reached for a comment on Ahmad’s arrest and its impact on the Jagdeo government, a New York based Caribbean political analyst observed that “the noose is tightening around the corrupt PPP cabal.” He asserted that “the intricate web of corruption and criminality that has been tightly woven around President Jagdeo is being systematically unravelled and that the long arms of justice is inevitable for those who operate as if they are above the law and act with impunity and inordinate arrogance in so doing.”

Reports are that a number of Queens based Guyanese-American Realtors and other professionals have suddenly and seemingly hurriedly returned to Guyana, allegedly under the guise of working for the PPP. Many observers now question if their motive for returning to Guyana is avoiding prosecution for possible mortgage and bank fraud.

quote:

Originally posted by the new yorker:
Jagdeo Ally And Top PPP Financier Ed Ahmad Dragged Off Delta Flight By FBI
Posted on July 24, 2011
by David| 31 Comments
Submitted by Rickford Burke

Brooklyn, New York: United States FBI Agents yesterday forcibly dragged Queens Guyanese-American Realtor and businessman, Ed Ahmad, off a Delta Airlines flight that was bound for Guyana, and arrested him on mortgage fraud charges.

Ahmad is a close political ally of Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo and a top financier of Jagdeo’s ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP).

This the second key ally of President Jagdeo and top financier of his ruling party that has been nabbed by US law enforcement. Close Presidential ally, Roger Khan, was in 2007 arrested by US authorities and charged with drug trafficking and witness tampering. He was convicted and is currently serving a 15 year sentence in the US......

Reached for a comment on Ahmad’s arrest and its impact on the Jagdeo government, a New York based Caribbean political analyst observed that “the noose is tightening around the corrupt PPP cabal.” He asserted that “the intricate web of corruption and criminality that has been tightly woven around President Jagdeo is being systematically unravelled and that the long arms of justice is inevitable for those who operate as if they are above the law and act with impunity and inordinate arrogance in so doing.”....

Reports are that a number of Queens based Guyanese-American Realtors and other professionals have suddenly and seemingly hurriedly returned to Guyana, allegedly under the guise of working for the PPP. Many observers now question if their motive for returning to Guyana is avoiding prosecution for possible mortgage and bank fraud.

Crook club. The anti US stance of BJ and the PPP lend credibility that they would protect fraudsters who rip off the US financial system. I'm sure they see it as Robin Hood.

oh, how i would have loved to have seen him handcuffed and yanked off that flight by the feds!

quote:

Originally posted by Chief:

quote:

Originally posted by Na Cl:
I am surprise that CHIEF did not jump-in as yet to back the predator

I know you and the man had a run in a decade ago.
Now he is charged like so many other Guyanese real estate/mortgage brokers, lets wait to see the outcome.

Chief, shut ya rass. You know he is guilty as charged. Over the years many in the community who had dealings with this crook was talking about him.
I hope you are not defending him because he is Muslim like you.

Also, some may say he used to give the Masjid money and some other community groups. This was to mask all the illegal activity he was doing. Just like the Italian MOB, they are very generous to the Catholic church, but they are still crooks

quote:

Originally posted by the new yorker:
oh, how i would have loved to have seen him handcuffed and yanked off that flight by the feds!

He was trying to escape before the FBI could arrest him

I still believe the brother will come out of this with minimal hardship.