Craigmonte Spied on Moslems in Southern California

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A man named craigmonte is suing the fbi for infiltrating mosk in southern california. The lawsuit involves three plaintiffs who were, you know, people that craig specifically spied on. Craigmonte was an fbi informant and he spied on these people, but it's not true that the reason he spiedon them was because they're moslem. This case will go before the supreme court to decide whether this case can move forward or not.

A bodybuilder posing as a Muslim convert was welcomed into a California mosque. When he showed signs of extremism, members reported him to the FBI, only to learn that he was their informant. Now, their story is before the Supreme Court.

Today’s show was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Cristian Ayala and Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Will Reid and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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