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Mourad Topalian (born 1943) is a prominent Armenian-American political activist, former chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), who visited the White House several times.〔US ACCUSES PRO-ARMENIA GROUP'S CHIEF OF BOMB PLOT. Associated Press. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: October 16, 1999. pg. 13〕 In 1999, Topalian was charged by the United States government with conspiracy acts, possession and storage of weapons and explosives. In 2001, he was convicted of storing stolen explosives and owning two machine guns, sentenced to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release.〔(FBI Publication: Terrorism 2000/2001 )〕〔(Harvey W. Kushner. Encyclopedia of terrorism. SAGE, 2002. ISBN 0-7619-2408-6, ISBN 978-0-7619-2408-1, p. 86 )〕 When Turkey sent an official letter on the sentencing of Mourad Topalian to the United Nations, the government of Armenia presented a letter in his defense regarding the language used.〔Index to Proceedings of the Security Council: 2001, Published by United Nations Publications, 2002 ISBN 978-92-1-100894-4 page 159 meetings A/55/931 and A/55/1008〕 ==Biography== Mourad Topalian is known as a prominent member of the Armenian community in the USA.〔 He was the president of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), which is an organization with an office in Washington that serves as an advocate on Armenian issues and is an affiliate of Armenian Revolutionary Federation. His involvement with ANCA began in 1976. Topalian was also known by the nickname "Moose." Topalian visited the White House on a number of occasions to discuss Armenian related issues.〔〔(Statement of the Armenian National Committee of America ). ARF News〕 According to US News, "tall and charismatic", Topalian "was well known in the halls of Congress and had met with President Bill Clinton a half-dozen times."〔(U.S. News & World Report. Following Terror's Forgotten Trail. An explosives case raises ghosts of a bloody past. By David E. Kaplan, 1/28/01 )〕 In 1999, Mourad Topalian moved to Cleveland and took a job as vice president of Cuyahoga Community College.〔 The federal charges against him were filed in 1999, under United States v. Mourad Topalian, Case No. 1:99 CR 35. Topalian resigned from his post at the ANCA.〔(The Filthiest 48 Hours ). LA Weekly〕 For many of Topalian's "alleged" compatriots he was not to be charged because of the expired statute of limitations.〔 This was not applicable for the crimes of "holding the explosives," which Topalian was initially charged with.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mourad Topalian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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