Man Caught With $12M in Phony Checks after terror investigation
A man carrying $12 million in phony cashier`s checks was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and is being investigated by a terrorism task force, federal authorities said. Omar Shishani, 47, was scheduled to appear Friday in U.S. District Court on charges of possessing fraudulent bank notes. A U.S. Customs inspector found nine checks, believed to be counterfeit, after Shishani arrived Wednesday on a flight from Indonesia, court papers said. Full Story