To: lorne who wrote (11014 ) 12/2/2007 9:17:37 PM From: Proud_Infidel Respond to of 20106 FBI Informant's Role Emerges in Court Hearing {Islam terror plots} Washington Post ^ | December 2, 2007 | John Christoffersenwashingtonpost.com NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- William Chrisman had three wives and nine children to support, he had a felony criminal record, and he struggled with panic attacks. Nevertheless, after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he was determined to assist the federal government. He became an informant for the FBI, and his work helped authorities charge two men -- both Muslim converts, like Chrisman -- who were suspected of supporting terrorism. One of them, Derrick Shareef, 23, pleaded guilty Wednesday to plotting to set off grenades in an Illinois shopping mall. The other, Hassan Abujihaad, a former Navy sailor, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he gave terrorists secret information about the location of Navy ships and ways to attack them. The role of Chrisman, 34, a former gang member, was revealed last week during a hearing... Chrisman left gang life more than a decade ago and converted to Islam while in prison for attempted armed robbery and possession of a stolen car. Now a sheep farmer in Illinois, Chrisman said that he had wanted to join the military since the 1991 Persian Gulf War, but that his criminal record prevented him from enlisting. After the Sept. 11 attacks, he walked into an FBI office and offered his services. Since then, he has helped out on several cases.... In the fall of 2006 authorities asked him to contact Shareef, who was working at a video store in the Chicago area. Shareef had nowhere to live and accepted an offer to move in with Chrisman the same day they met. Chrisman says the arrangement was not unusual, since Muslims are supposed to offer shelter for three days. "It was a burden on my wives," Chrisman said in court. "Some of his behaviors were not good around my children."... (Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ....