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Latest News Introduction Word is Bond American Beach Observer The River City Oracle Ontological Writings... Local U.S. World Publications Chilam Balam Republic of Rastafari Wisdom of the Black Ark Underground Voices Contact Us Recommend Us	JDL's Alleged Extortion of Rap Stars Frontline NewService: JEWS EXTORTED MONEY FROM TUPAC AND EASY E? Posted by NewsService on Nov 05, 2002 - 07:38 PM Lawyers for brain-dead Jewish Defense League leader wanted FBI files on scheme to extort rap stars Controversial Jewish Defense League Chairman Irv Rubin, who is in jail awaiting trial on charges of conspiring to bomb a Los Angeles-area mosque is said to have "slit his own throat and leaped over a railing on Monday in an apparent suicide attempt," according to published reports. He is on life-support, and is said to be "brain dead." Last week his lawyers requested records of an FBI probe into whether the suspect's group tried to shae down rap stars Tupac Shakur and Eazy-E. Jewish Defense League leader Irv Rubin was being held without bail along with group member Earl Krugel on charges of plotting to blow up a mosque and the office of an Arab American congressman. They have pleaded innocent. In papers filed this week in U.S. District Court, Rubin's lawyers asked a judge to order prosecutors to hand over records of the FBI probe, claiming it provides evidence of government bias against the league. An informant outlined the alleged extortion scheme during FBI interviews in 1996 about the murder of a figure in the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. The informant said the JDL planned to make death threats against Shakur and Eazy-E, then offer them protection for a fee, the Times said, citing documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The FBI probe ended in 1999 with no charges being filed, according to the newspaper. Defense attorney Peter Morris said Friday he did not know if Rubin had performed security work for Shakur, who was killed in a 1996 shooting in Las Vegas, or Eazy-E, who died of AIDS-related complications in 1995. Krugel's lawyer, Mark Werksman, claimed his client has had nothing to do with anyone in the rap industry. Krugel, 59, and Rubin, 56, were arrested Dec. 11. They face at least 40 years in prison if convicted. Post your replies to this and other articles at our online forum... Underground Voices.	.
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