TAMPA - One TBO.com reader called him a "fricken' terrorist." Now Youssef Megahed's attorney is citing the TBO comment as a reason potential jurors need to be carefully screened before Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed, another former University of South Florida student, go on trial on a charge of illegally transporting explosives. ...more

February 4, 2008

The former University of South Florida professor who pleaded guilty to aiding a Palestinian terrorist group was not immune from a subpoena forcing him to testify in an unrelated investigation of Muslim charities, an appeals court ruled Friday. ...more

January 26, 2008

Sami Al-Arian is no longer in contempt of court, a federal judge in Virginia ruled Thursday, paving the way for the former University of South Florida professor to complete his prison sentence and depart for Egypt. ...more

December 14, 2007

A federal judge in Virginia today released former University of South Florida computer science professor Sami Al-Arian from contempt of court status, according to a statement by Al-Arian's lawyer. ...more

December 13, 2007