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Case involving Portland man’s missing tattoos in police altered mugshot reaches plea deal Updated Apr 14, 2021; Posted Apr 14, 2021 Portland police altered the mugshot photo of a bank robbery suspect - painting over all his tattoos - before showing them to tellers for identification, but never documented the changes in their reports. Allens lawyer unsuccessfully urged a federal judge to throw out the witness identifications.Court exhibit Facebook Share A 52-year-old Portland man whose man...

SALEM, Ore. —  A federal judge on Tuesday granted the lawyer for a man charged with helping the Islamic State group maintain an online presence almost a year to prepare for a complicated trial involving classified information. Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, whose trial had been scheduled to begin Tuesday in Portland, allegedly produced and disseminated Islamic State propaganda and recruiting material through social media platforms. Working from a Portland suburb, Mothafar also distributed online ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man supported the Islamic State group for years from a Portland, Oregon, suburb by helping the extremists maintain an online presence that encouraged attacks and sought recruits, federal agents and prosecutors said. Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, who was arrested in November and whose trial is scheduled to begin in January, produced and disseminated propaganda and recruiting material through social media platforms, according to a grand jury indictment. Mothafar pleaded not guil...

Andrew Selsky FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, multiple security details are seen outside of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore. A Portland area man accused by federal authorities of helping Islamic State extremists maintain a "digital caliphate" online is scheduled to go on trial in Jan. 2021. Hawazen Sameer Mothafar has pleaded not guilty to charges of providing material support to a designated terrorist organization and conspiring to provide that suppo...

Oregon case reflects extremists need of online presence by Andrew Selsky, The Associated Press Posted Dec 22, 2020 1:35 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 22, 2020 at 1:42 pm EDT FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, multiple security details are seen outside of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore. A Portland area man accused by federal authorities of helping Islamic State extremists maintain a "digital caliphate" online is scheduled to go on trial in Jan. 2021. Hawazen Sameer Mothaf...

Oregon case shows extremists’ reliance on social media Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 Hawazen Sameer Mothafar was arrested in early November and pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment, which included a charge of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.LC- Staff Facebook Share By Andrew Selksy | Associated Press SALEM — A man supported the Islamic State group for years from a Portland, Oregon, suburb by helping the extremists ...