Former Michigan Congressman Mark Deli Siljander has been charged in a terror conspiracy case. The Republican Siljander was a part of a terrorist fundraising ring that sent funds to an al-Qaida and Taliban support who have threatened the United States.
Authorities believe Mark Deli Siljander was paid $50,000 for lying about lobbying for an Islamic charity that was secretly supporting terrorists. He was charged with money laundering conspiracy and obstruction of justice among others.
Mark Deli Siljander served two terms in the House of Representatives and was appointed a United States delegate to the United Nations in 1987.
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Mark Deli Siljander's Biography from The Biographical Directory of The United States Congress
SILJANDER, Mark Deli, a Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 11, 1951; attended the public schools; graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School, 1969; B.S., Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1972; M.A., same university, 1973; trustee, Fabius Township Board, St. Joseph County, 1972-1976; real estate broker; served in the Michigan State house of representatives, 1977-1981; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1980; elected as Republican to the Ninety-seventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative David A. Stockman, and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (April 21, 1981-January 3, 1987); unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the One Hundredth Congress in 1986; delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, September 1987-September 1988; president of a consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and operates an import-export firm; radio commentator; unsuccessful candidate in 1992 for nomination to the One Hundred Third Congress; is a resident of Reston, Va.
According to CNN "A 42-count indictment, unsealed in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, accuses the Islamic American Relief Agency of paying Mark Deli Siljander $50,000 for the lobbying -- money that turned out to be stolen from the U.S. Agency for International Development."
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