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Israel apologized at his sentencing saying, “I lied to you and I cheated you, and I cannot put into words how sorry I am,” but that didn’t protect him for a 20 year sentence. Lawyers for Israel had sought leniency, noting he’s had numerous back operations and is addicted to painkillers. The judge had no compassion in her voice when she said, “He suffered from these ailments while he did the crime. He can deal with them while he does the time.

” Israel’s sentence was the final in a string of prosecutions that stemmed from Bayou’s collapse. After the firm filed for bankruptcy in May 2006, lawsuits against the firm were filed which claimed that Bayou operated a Ponzi scheme, essentially that it paid old investors money from new ones. A car registered to Israel was found earlier today at the Hudson River crossing near West Point and two sources said that a suicide note was also found. Contacted by ABC the New York State Police said the matter is currently under investigation but nothing has yet been confirmed. No body has yet been found.

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Get the latest News, Sports and Gossip delivered to your home | Saturday, February 23, 2008 Israel aiming to start war says Hezbollah leader Saturday, February 23rd 2008, 4:00 AM - accused Friday of trying to start a new war with the militant Islamic group by assassinating a top commander. Hezbollah leader said last week’s killing of in a car bombing in was a “preemptive” strike meant to set the stage for more assassinations of the -based group’s top officials. “The Israelis are definitely threatening a war,” Nasrallah told tens of thousands of supporters gathered in southern Beirut for a memorial for Mughniyeh and two Hezbollah leaders killed in the 1980s and 1990s.

“We consider Hajj Imad’s assassination as a preemptive operation, not merely an act of revenge,” the Shiite cleric said, using a title of respect for the slain commander reserved for Muslims who have completed a pilgrimage to. Israel has denied involvement in the Feb. 12 car bombing.

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February 23, 2008 — BEIRUT, Lebanon - The terror group Hezbollah accused Israel yesterday of trying to start a new war by assassinating a top commander. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said last week’s killing of indicted terrorist Imad Mughniyeh in a car bombing in Syria was a “pre-emptive” strike meant to set the stage for more assassinations of the group’s top officials. “The Israelis are definitely threatening a war,” Nasrallah told tens of thousands gathered in southern Beirut for a memorial for Mughniyeh and two other Hezbollah leaders killed in the 1980s and 1990s. “We consider Imad’s assassination as a pre-emptive operation, not merely an act of revenge,” the Shiite cleric blustered.

Israel has denied involvement in the Feb. 12 car bombing. But Nasrallah said Hezbollah made an “investigation” into the killing that has “increased our conviction of Israeli responsibility.” Nasrallah said Hezbollah would strike Israel with dozens of rockets if it attacked the guerrilla group in Lebanon as it did in 2006.

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