TRIAL'S 9/11 TWIST

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A former FBI agent, defending himself against charges he stole law-enforcement information to commit stock fraud, tried to turn the tables yesterday with a wild claim he could have prevented 9/11 if he was allowed do his job.
Jeffrey Royer testified that early in 2001, his supervisors overreacted to a problem with an informant, and shut down a probe of a smuggling ring with ties to Hamas that had exploited security weaknesses on an Indian reservation bordering Canada.

"I shelved it. C'est la vie," Royer, who retired from the FBI on Dec. 25, 2001, said flippantly.

"Then 9/11 happened."

The ex-agent told his lawyer, Lawrence Gerzog, that "the bureau had messed up" by taking the heat off a corrupt Customs official who could have helped terrorists enter the United States. Royer made the bizarre assertion as he denied charges that he helped stock guru Anthony "Pacific" Elgindy manipulate the market.

Royer and Elgindy are co-defendants in the Brooklyn federal court trial.

Royer claimed Elgindy needed confidential information to perform his work as an FBI informant — and credited him with launching several important probes, including one of suspicious stock trades on Sept. 10, 2001.

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Elgindy is on trial for using information about investigations into various companies to commit stock fraud and extortion — but has not been charged with any terror-related crime. Asked by Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth Levine if he knew he was violating his official oath by dispensing confidential law-enforcement information without permission, Royer said he was not in "junior high" and enjoyed "autonomy" as an agent.



"I told them I would protect and serve the Constitution of the United States," Royer said bluntly.

"I didn't say I would follow the rules of the FBI."

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http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/37776.htm

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1. I remember reading about this in 2002

I've always thought of it as the 'other' 9/11 stock fraud case.

This guy was confident enough that 9/11 would happen that he was willing to put a lot of his own money on it.

Yet we are continually told, "Nobody knew ahead of time."

Bull. If this guy was so sure, there are definitely others who were sure as well.

Did the 9/11 Commission totally ignore this guy? Since he's on trial for abusing foreknowledge of 9/11, I can't see how they would have missed him (legitimately, that is).

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2. EW!!! Who is that "customs official" he speaks of?

This is wild?

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