A Pakistani man held on an immigration violation in Maine while police were investigating the attempted Times Square car bomb will soon be free on bail, his wife said Friday.
Sara Rahman and her husband's attorney were arranging bond for Mohammad Shafiq Rahman of South Portland, one of three Pakistani men in New England charged with immigration violations as authorities investigated the May 1 attempted car bombing.
An immigration judge set bail this week at $10,000. It was not clear whether the process would be completed in time for Rahman to be released Friday, Sara Rahman told The Associated Press.
Rahman's lawyer, Cynthia Arn, said last week that Rahman has "no connection" to Faisal Shahzad, who pleaded guilty to 10 terrorism and weapons charges in the Times Square case.
Rahman, a computer programmer, came to the United States legally in 1999, has no criminal record and got married in March, Arn said. While Rahman knew Shahzad when he lived in Connecticut a decade ago, Rahman has not seen or spoken to Shahzad in about eight years, she said.
Authorities have said Rahman and two men arrested in Massachusetts may have given money Shahzad through an informal money transfer network but may not have known how the money would be used. None of the men have been charged criminally in the Times Square plot.
Sara Rahman said Friday she's looking forward to being reunited with her husband, but she said she was trying to keep her expectations low. Rounding up money and completing paperwork could delay Rahman's release until after the Fourth of July weekend, she said.
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