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levitt: to mona. >> hi. i was wondering what type of pressure are you putting on countries, for example in lebanon, i'm lebanese, there are millions of dollars smuggled through the airports to an organization and everyone knows about it. as well, for example last year there was a cell that was arrested it was linked to a national who had smuggled money into the country to people who are supporting that for isis system of these are countries that are looking, you know, sponsoring in a way terror. what type of pressure can you put on these countries? mr. roberts: sure. with regards to those, the example you gave. the f.b.i. obviously is one player at the table here. so it's us partnering with the usic. it's us partnering with treasury and the state department to tackle those examples. when you talked about the disrupted cell, obviously that would be -- i'm not sure in particular the exact example you're discussing at the moment but that's something i could research and get back to you on. but we play an integr
levitt: to mona. >> hi. i was wondering what type of pressure are you putting on countries, for example in lebanon, i'm lebanese, there are millions of dollars smuggled through the airports to an organization and everyone knows about it. as well, for example last year there was a cell that was arrested it was linked to a national who had smuggled money into the country to people who are supporting that for isis system of these are countries that are looking, you know, sponsoring in a way...
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levitt: yes? >> thank you very much. do you have an estimation about the proportion of other sources of financing -- for example, hezbollah? this compound of money flowing to isil. mr. roberts: i don't have the specific number to give you on the use of hezbollah, but i can tell you it is an avenue, and historically has been. as we touched on, prepaid cards and virtual currencies -- the gentleman in the back talks about -- it just becomes one avenue. transferring that money versus a lot of new avenues. we have the introduction of electronic h-- >> we don't know what you -- >> what our prepaid cards -- in a nutshell, a prepaid card is where you go to cvs and buy a card. of visa card, amazon, and there is a value on that card. you can give the card or give a number on the card and they can use it anywhere. you go to a store, it you give money and you get the card. that card now has value and you can give it to someone on the other side of the world on a phone call or e-mail. they can use it as cash anywhere in the world. yo
levitt: yes? >> thank you very much. do you have an estimation about the proportion of other sources of financing -- for example, hezbollah? this compound of money flowing to isil. mr. roberts: i don't have the specific number to give you on the use of hezbollah, but i can tell you it is an avenue, and historically has been. as we touched on, prepaid cards and virtual currencies -- the gentleman in the back talks about -- it just becomes one avenue. transferring that money versus a lot of...
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levitt: yes. >> thank you very much. do you have an estimation about the proportion that other sources of financing for ex-habal -- for example hawallah of money that's flowing through the isil? mr. roberts: i don't have a i don't have a specific number to give you. hawallahs arun avenue, as they historically have been. as we touch on virtual currency i think it is one avenue through which they are able to transfer that money versus a lot of new avenues. now we have the introduction of electronic hawallahs essentially. >> [inaudible] i don't know what you're talking about. hawallahs, what are they? >> a prepaid card is a card where you go to your cvs and buy a card. it can be a visa card, it can be amazon, and there is value on that card and you can move the card or give someone the number and they can use it anywhere in the world. this is you go to a store, you give money and get this card. that card now has value on it. you can give someone on the other side the world on a phone call or e-mail. that is a number and the
levitt: yes. >> thank you very much. do you have an estimation about the proportion that other sources of financing for ex-habal -- for example hawallah of money that's flowing through the isil? mr. roberts: i don't have a i don't have a specific number to give you. hawallahs arun avenue, as they historically have been. as we touch on virtual currency i think it is one avenue through which they are able to transfer that money versus a lot of new avenues. now we have the introduction of...
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levitt: excellent. yes, sir. >> i have a question about your private sector partnerships with banks. i understand the primary mode of communication is suspicious activity reports which often take a fair amount of time to compile and get to your -- to you guy system of when you're dealing with financial fraud it may be less urgent than terrorist attacks. can you comment on the urgent matters like that with banks? mr. roberts: sure. the world is flat, there's a lot of information out there. our banks, i can talk about western union and our banks partnerships are very proactive in what they do. if -- in the cases of an attack, when an attack occurs, charlie hebdo, for example the banks are proactive in examining what's in their holdings and quickly pushing out the sars. our relationships with the bank, obviously, you know, we need to obtain records, file subpoenas or other information but we have a very good relationship with our partners. they understand the urgency. they are able to prioritize and get us
levitt: excellent. yes, sir. >> i have a question about your private sector partnerships with banks. i understand the primary mode of communication is suspicious activity reports which often take a fair amount of time to compile and get to your -- to you guy system of when you're dealing with financial fraud it may be less urgent than terrorist attacks. can you comment on the urgent matters like that with banks? mr. roberts: sure. the world is flat, there's a lot of information out there....
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police say jason smith of levitt town was working as an exterminator in january of 2013. he confused to dig melissa kevanutti. she was a pediatrician. when police checked the cell phone records they found calls to the exterminator. surveillance video saw him walking through the area. >>> the parents of eric freein's shooter say they forgive the shooter. the couple says their deep faith is getting them through the loss of their son. eric frein is the one charged with dickson's murder. he was captured after a 48-day manhunt in the poconos. you all remember that. the act of for giving them allowed them to ease their pain. >> if i focused everything on eric frein, all that's going to do is tear me up inside. there's no reason to hate him, to wish anything on him. >> prosecutors are seeking the death penalty on frein. another officer was critically injured. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> seven minutes after 5:00. coming up on eight after. temperatures coming down ever so slowly under clear skies and very light wind at this hour. we
police say jason smith of levitt town was working as an exterminator in january of 2013. he confused to dig melissa kevanutti. she was a pediatrician. when police checked the cell phone records they found calls to the exterminator. surveillance video saw him walking through the area. >>> the parents of eric freein's shooter say they forgive the shooter. the couple says their deep faith is getting them through the loss of their son. eric frein is the one charged with dickson's murder....
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lawyers will make their opening statements in the trial of a levitt town man charged with murdering a doctor. jason smith was working as an exterminator when he strangled dr. elizabeth ketunuti. she complained about his extermination service. he started a fire trying to hide the murder. they got a break when surveillance video showed him walking near her house. >>> this morning we're hearing from the septa worker who found a 6-year-old girl all alone at a septa train space. we blurred out the girl's face to protect her identity. she was found yesterday. septa police sent that picture out hoping the girl's parents would come forward and last night they did. >> i thought about my kid to be honest with you. what is she doing out here by herself. people jumping in front of trains, people out here crazy people out here. like you never know to be honest with you. we were more than concerned. >> quick thinking by him, the girl is now back safe with her parents. it's not clear how she ended up at that station all by herself. >> happening today, montgomery county law enforcement will be rollin
lawyers will make their opening statements in the trial of a levitt town man charged with murdering a doctor. jason smith was working as an exterminator when he strangled dr. elizabeth ketunuti. she complained about his extermination service. he started a fire trying to hide the murder. they got a break when surveillance video showed him walking near her house. >>> this morning we're hearing from the septa worker who found a 6-year-old girl all alone at a septa train space. we blurred...
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the center piece of that is professor levitt has suggested is the 14th amendment passed by congress in 1866 and the republican majority there says every state that participated in rebellion must ratify it if they wish to be enfolded again in involvement of national government. tennessee is the first state to ratify the 14th amendment. and in so doing that, tennessee actually is able to escape from implications of something that happened in march of 1867 called the first reconstruction act. so the first reconstruction act is the piece of legislation that effectively establishes military rule for the defeated con fed acy. so of the 11 states tennessee is the one that is not confederacy. so of the 11 states, tennessee is the one that is not included. the second thing is the story plays out faster here because brownlow and republican majority actually is brought back for purposes by about 1869. so certainly by 1870 you have a conservative majority that's regained control of the state and any kind of potential for dramatic change in race relations, the window for that probably closed as ear
the center piece of that is professor levitt has suggested is the 14th amendment passed by congress in 1866 and the republican majority there says every state that participated in rebellion must ratify it if they wish to be enfolded again in involvement of national government. tennessee is the first state to ratify the 14th amendment. and in so doing that, tennessee actually is able to escape from implications of something that happened in march of 1867 called the first reconstruction act. so...
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neil: governor levitt, thank you. >>> in the meantime he's got some balls. i could not help myself this whole deflategate, the puns and analogies keep coming and coming and coming. why tom brady maybe the one who gets the last laugh? >> this is a good lesson for kids kids if you cheat if you don't play fair you'll be the mvp of the super bowl and marry one of the most beautiful women on earth. remember that! my school reunion. i don't know. who wants to play in idaho? gotta get milwaukee up to speed. we win in flint, we take the lead. we'll close the deal if we just show... when it's go, go to choicehotels.com. the site with the right room, rewards and savings up to 20% when you book direct. choicehotels.com . >> i have no knowledge of anything i have no knowledge of any wrongdoing of anything. >> nobody did anything wrong? >> i am very comfortable saying that. neil: that is the first clue, when he wore the stupid hat. the nfl is not buying it. i wasn't then, tom brady is most likely saying, well, at least they say, he did know about the football being defla
neil: governor levitt, thank you. >>> in the meantime he's got some balls. i could not help myself this whole deflategate, the puns and analogies keep coming and coming and coming. why tom brady maybe the one who gets the last laugh? >> this is a good lesson for kids kids if you cheat if you don't play fair you'll be the mvp of the super bowl and marry one of the most beautiful women on earth. remember that! my school reunion. i don't know. who wants to play in idaho? gotta get...
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levitt -- dr. lovett? dr. lovett: i wrote down a little something because i wanted students to understand -- i am retired now -- there is an african-american deal in reconstruction which is a failed experiment to many african-americans today. but most importantly, for us to be reminded that 150 years is nothing for people who were emancipated from slavery after 400 years. so naturally south african american writers like to boys -- dubois would understand why we have the perspective of seeing the reconstruction in 1835. my ancestors were enslaved persons who arrived at the port of trusted and annapolis from africa -- the port of charleston and annapolis from africa. from north carolina in 1851 they came via the domestic slave trade, so our journey has been from west africa, the caribbean into charleston, into north carolina, and finally into tennessee, to where i am today. there it is a very -- that is a very short period of time. that is why we see it differently. during the great depression small landholders,
levitt -- dr. lovett? dr. lovett: i wrote down a little something because i wanted students to understand -- i am retired now -- there is an african-american deal in reconstruction which is a failed experiment to many african-americans today. but most importantly, for us to be reminded that 150 years is nothing for people who were emancipated from slavery after 400 years. so naturally south african american writers like to boys -- dubois would understand why we have the perspective of seeing...
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matthew levitt the director of the stein program on counterterrorism and intelligence here at the washington institute, and i am very very pleased to have you here at some of you in person, some of the online via live stream, some of you live via c-span. you are all welcome for a talk on money flow in the age of isis fbi and following the money with gary roberts. gary is at the fbi's terrorist financing operations section, a longtime friend who has been there and he's done that. he was in new york on 9/11. he was later deployed in iraq. he was a liaison officer to interpol, india sent a tremendous amount of expertise and insight. this is part of our counterterrorism and lecture series. some of the recent events come if you missed you can still catch online involved and even with the assistant director, just about a year ago almost here at this podium. director of nctc, state department counterterrorism, general allen in terms of the effort to counter the islamic state then of course, was one of its subcomponents, a counter isil finance group which is focusing in on friday issued just this we
matthew levitt the director of the stein program on counterterrorism and intelligence here at the washington institute, and i am very very pleased to have you here at some of you in person, some of the online via live stream, some of you live via c-span. you are all welcome for a talk on money flow in the age of isis fbi and following the money with gary roberts. gary is at the fbi's terrorist financing operations section, a longtime friend who has been there and he's done that. he was in new...
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we have not seen larry levitt for a long long time. >> i'd steer, stuart stuart. glad to see you.soline by this summer. i say no not occurred this happening. what do you say? >> absolutely agree with you. no chance of being $4. there's way too many people still short gas prices. people say gas probably about 30 cents or show this year. still down 1 dollar from the previous year. that trend is going to continue. it's not a bad place right now to be short oil and short gas because we are at the high. i totally agree with you. stuart: he said be short oil be short gasoline. you act in such away that if it goes down you actually make money. that is your position at the moment for oil and wholesale gasoline. >> absolutely. the risk is very small. an area the market can stop right above 62. the risk is small if you want to take that play. right back at a lower price. stuart: you are fiddling around without marketplace. we will see you soon. look at into it hitting an all-time high today that a financial software like what books and turbotax reporting after the bell later this afternoon
we have not seen larry levitt for a long long time. >> i'd steer, stuart stuart. glad to see you.soline by this summer. i say no not occurred this happening. what do you say? >> absolutely agree with you. no chance of being $4. there's way too many people still short gas prices. people say gas probably about 30 cents or show this year. still down 1 dollar from the previous year. that trend is going to continue. it's not a bad place right now to be short oil and short gas because we...