Stoughton Massachusetts April 11

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An Evening with Andrew C. McCarthy, Author, "The Grand Jihad"

 

Monday, April 11th 7:30 PM

 

Ahavath Torah Congregation, 1179 Central Street, Stoughton

 

Admission: $10

 

Andrew C. McCarthy is a former federal prosecutor who writes on legal, social and political issues for National Review and Commentary, among other publications, and provides commentary for various TV and radio broadcasts.  His books include The Grand Jihad and Willful Blindness: a Memoir of the Jihad.

While an Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of NY (1993-1996) McCarthy led the prosecution against Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, in which a dozen Islamic extremists were convicted of conducting terrorism against the US, including the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a plot to bomb NYC landmarks. McCarthy also assisted in the prosecution of the bombers of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the Millennium plot to attack LA International Airport. Following 9/11, he supervised the U.S. Attorney's Anti-Terrorism Command Post in NYC, coordinating investigative and preventive efforts with federal and state law enforcement and intelligence agencies. He served as Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District's satellite office from 1999-2003, responsible for federal law enforcement in six counties. McCarthy has received numerous awards, including the Justice Department's highest honors: the Attorney General's Exceptional Service Award and Distinguished Service Award. He has served as a Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and as an Associate Independent Counsel. He has also been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Fordham University School of Law and at New York Law School.

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