Trial
Ford's brother Sekou Ford wrote a letter to the editor on behalf of his brother. Sekou Ford claimed that his brother Patrice, and his associates, were merely scapegoats for an "overfunded, undereffective Joint Terrorism Task Force".
The Justice Department tried to bar Stanley Cohen from representing Ford. The Justice Department alleged that they had evidence that Cohen had provided financial support to jihadists. They claimed they could not release this evidence without compromising the United States national security.
Read more about this topic: Patrice Lumumba Ford
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