Former President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism adviser has been arrested in the United Kingdom on charges related to child sexual abuse, according to an exclusive report. daily mail.
Rahamim “Rami” Shai, a 46-year-old American citizen living in New Jersey, was actually arrested in late February by police in Bedfordshire, about 80 miles north of London.
It is unclear where Shai was arrested, but the charges against him are very disturbing. He was charged with “arranging a child sex offense”, possessing two “indecent images of a child” and possessing one “prohibited image of a child”. The outlet reported. It is unclear when the child sex crime arrangement or the alleged images were discovered.
On Friday, Shai appeared virtually in Luton Crown Court. He has not yet filed charges. Instead, he plans to wait to do so until another hearing scheduled for June in preparation for an August trial. He remains in custody at Bedford Prison.
Shy worked for various Democratic figures over the years, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Obama. From 2008 to 2014, he held “senior positions” at the Treasury, investigating ways to counter funding to known global terrorist groups, particularly al-Qaeda and the Taliban, according to a report in the Daily Mail. It is said that he was He also provided “strategic policy analysis to the chiefs of staff” at the Pentagon, the paper added.
The nature and scope of his cooperation with Mr. Obama while he was president is unclear.The Daily Mail said only that Shai “worked in the White House under the president.” [sic] Barack Obama,” Shai was quoted as saying. linkedin Shai’s profile as a source of much information about his work history. Her LinkedIn profile is no longer available.
After finishing his job in Washington, Shai started working for the banking group Citi. A Citi spokesperson told the Daily Mail that Shai is no longer employed by the company.
of new york postattempted to reach Shai for comment, but were apparently unsuccessful.
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