Maine man held on immigration charges in Times Square car bomb probe transferred to NY
By Tom Hays, APWednesday, June 9, 2010
Detainee in Times Square probe transferred to NY
NEW YORK — One of the men rounded up in New England during the investigation of the failed Times Square bomb is now in custody in New York.
Aftab Khan was to appear Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan so he can be given a lawyer.
Khan and two Massachusetts men were detained last month on immigration charges as authorities followed the money trail in their inquiry about car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad (FY’-sul shah-ZAHD’). None has been charged criminally.
Shahzad is accused of trying to set off a car bomb in Times Square on May 1. Investigators believe he relied on an underground money transfer system to fund his operation.
Khan, of South Portland, Maine, has denied having any connection to Shahzad.
New York prosecutors declined to comment Wednesday.
