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Craig Monteilh

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Craig Monteilh, Con Artist and FBI's Mosque Spy, Now Peddling Pillow Talk

    ​You've got to hand it to Craig Monteilh. His story keeps changing, but it keeps getting more sexy every time. First, he cons the FBI into paying him thousands of dollars a week to spy on Orange County's Islamic community, despite a criminal record as a con artist. Then, pretending to be a Mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    What We Learned, March 10-23: Double Fantasy Live Edition

    ​My being on assignment last week forced my skipping last Friday's What We Learned. Not that anyone noticed . . . sniff . . . It's because I'm fat, isn't it!?! MARCH 10: UCI's Nobel Prize-winning chemist F. Sherwood Rowland (right) passes away at his Corona del Mar home from Parkinson's Disease co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    [UPDATED with Judge's Ruling:] Justice Dept. Must Pay for Lying in Suit Against FBI by OC Muslims

    ​UPDATE, NOV. 18, 10:57 A.M.: "The Court must impose monetary sanctions to deter the Government from deceiving the Court again," Judge Cormac Carney of the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana writes in his Islamic Shura Council v. FBI ruling. He gave the council 14 days to come up with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Attorney General Eric Holder Chastised for Move to Quash Suit Against FBI for Spying on Muslims in OC

    Monteilh​Attorneys for Muslims who have been spied on by the government through paid informants like Irvine's Craig Monteilh asked a federal court to reject U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's move to dismiss their lawsuit against the FBI on grounds the case exposes state secrets."It is shocking t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    [UPDATED: Feds' Records Stay Secret, Judge Rules] More Mosque Mole Fallout: ACLU and CAIR Sue FBI

    Craig Monteilh​[UPDATED April 28, 12:12 pm] The Associated Press is reporting today that Judge Cormac Carney has ruled that CAIR and the ACLU may not obtain FBI records pertaining to surveillance of Muslims in Southern California because of unspecified U.S. National Security concerns. Carney made ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Oops: Feds Drop Charges Against Supposed OC Terrorist

    ​Remember Craig Monteilh? The convicted con artist and OC Weekly cover story subject who claims he helped the FBI foil an OC terrorist cell operating inside local mosques only to be abandoned by the agency after they stopped believing his stories? The guy who claimed he was a hero for helping the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Craig Monteilh, OC's Islamic Mosque Spy, is Dealt a Blow in his Lawsuit Against the FBI

    ​UPDATE: Federal Judge James V. Selna did not, as expected, dismiss a lawsuit a former informant brought against the FBI but gave the complaint 20 more days of life so it may be amended (updates throughout) . . .Craig Monteilh, the Irvine fitness instructor who posed as a Muslim to infiltrate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    FBI Rejects OC Mosque Informant's Complaint; Lawsuit Looms

    Give me Money! And Come Visit My Phony Facebook Page!​Remember Craig Monteilh, that wacky convicted con artist who somehow convinced the FBI to pay him to spy on Muslims?He's been trying for almost a year now to win recognition as a hero for supposedly stymieing unspecified (and unproven) terroris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Craig Monteilh's Mosque Spy Stories Draw FBI Response

    Photo by John GilhooleyFrom the Craig Monteilh Informant-Wear Collection.​The FBI provided a written response to a West Covina judge's decision to unseal court documents that an Irvine fitness instructor claims proves he was an FBI informant who spied on Southern California Islamic mosques and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Monteilh Asks Judge to Confirm He Was an FBI Informant

    Irvine fitness instructor Craig Monteilh, who Nick Schou wrote a cover story about in April ("Who Was That Mosqued Man?"), was in a West Covina court today asking a judge to unseal documents that he claims proves he was an FBI informant who spied on Southern California Islamic mosques and the Muslim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Public's Interest in FBI Spying on Islamic Mosques in OC Cited in Lawsuit Seeking Surveillance Guidelines

    Photo by John GilhooleyCraig Monteilh, a.k.a. Farouk Aziz​While the Senate Judiciary Committee peppered FBI Director Robert Mueller with questions today before about the guidelines the bureau operates under while spying on Islamic mosques in the United States, a San Francisco legal advocacy and ed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    CAIR's Hussam Ayloush Makes the Media Rounds

    CAIR-LA's Hussam Ayloush comes out strongly against profiling, entrapment and extremism.​Nick Schou posted yesterday about the Al Jazeera news service interviewing Orange County Islamic mosque infiltrator and FBI informant Craig Monteilh of Irvine, but he is not the only local who turns up in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Does Al Qaeda's Infamous Goat Boy Read the Weekly?

    In April, the Weekly published this story about Craig Monteilh, a self-described FBI mole who spied on Orange County mosques and claimed that he foiled unspecified terrorist plots. No evidence has ever surfaced to bolster Monteilh's claims, and in that story, I noted that only two OC residents have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Irvine Mosque Speaks: OC Weekly World Exclusive!

    On Feb. 21, FBI agents arrested Ahmadullah Sais Niazi, an Afghan immigrant, and charged him with lying about his brother-in-law's status as an alleged Al Qaeda terrorist. A few days later, Craig Monteilh, a convicted con artist, held a press conference to announce that he was an FBI informant and ha ... More >>

  • Columns

    May 28, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    On Feb. 21, FBI agents arrested Ahmadullah Sais Niazi, an Afghan immigrant, and charged him with lying about his brother-in-law's status as an alleged Al Qaeda terrorist. A few days later, Craig Monteilh, a convicted con artist, held a press conference to announce that he was an FBI informant and ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    How Do You Stop Terrorists? Ask A Con-Artist!

    Craig Monteilh, everybody's favorite convicted con artist and FBI mole, hit the airwaves last night in an in-depth interview with KFI AM 640 talk show host Bryan Suits. The topic of the conversation: an FBI sting operation that led to the arrest of four Muslim converts in upstate New York on Wednesd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    FBI Spy: "Islam Itself is a Threat to National Security"

    John Gilhooley / OCWCraig MonteilhIf Craig Monteilh was hoping the Weekly's recent cover story about him would provide a springboard to media fame, he probably wasn't thinking of Inside OC with Rick Reiff on KOCE. But that's exactly where Monteilh found himself last week when Reiff interviewed Hussa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Suspected OC Al-Qaeda Sympathizer Read La Voz de Aztlan

    Carreon once called Osama bin Laden the "Pancho Villa of Islam.' What a pendejo!Ahmadullah Sais Niazi is currently out on bail while the United States government determines whether to prosecute the Tustin resident for previously lying about his ties to Al Qaeda, of which this week's cover boy, Craig ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    The FBI, the Islamic Center of Irvine and Craig Monteilh: Who Was Conning Whom?

    Carreon once called Osama bin Laden the "Pancho Villa of Islam.' What a pendejo!Ahmadullah Sais Niazi is currently out on bail while the United States government determines whether to prosecute the Tustin resident for previously lying about his ties to Al Qaeda, of which this week's cover boy, Craig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    ACLU Demanding That Feds Turn Over OC Mosque Spying Records

    The case that erupted with ex-con man Craig Monteilh's confession that he's been spying on OC mosques for the FBI will hit local federal courts this afternoon, when the ACLU makes arguments asking for the release of all theJohn GilhooleyCraig Monteilh says he spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    FBI Spying on Mosques Draws Senate Attention; Rights Workshop Helps Local Muslims Deal With the Feds

    A Senate Judiciary Committee questioned FBI Director Robert Mueller Wednesday about a Muslim coalition's consideration of breaking ties with the bureau following the highly publicized federal government spying on an Irvine mosque.Meanwhile, a workshop has been organized for this Sunday to help local ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Muslim Groups Consider Breaking FBI Ties Over Irvine Case

    Citing the highly publicized case involving an undercover informant who spied on an Irvine mosque, a coalition of U.S. Muslim organizations has announced it may suspend relations with the FBI."Muslim communities throughout the United States have made significant advances in promoting and contributin ... More >>

  • News

    March 5, 2009

    A Look at Craig Monteilh, Who Says He Spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine for the Feds

    Citing the highly publicized case involving an undercover informant who spied on an Irvine mosque, a coalition of U.S. Muslim organizations has announced it may suspend relations with the FBI."Muslim communities throughout the United States have made significant advances in promoting and contributin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    It's a Quick Read 4: weekend and Monday editions

    Orange County Register: A six-man, six-woman jury recommended death for John Fitzgerald Kennedy--no, not that John Fitzgerald Kennedy; that one is already dead, and this one is a 43-year-old career criminal with the gang moniker "Crazy John"--in the murders at sea of a Newport Beach couple. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Man Claiming to be FBI Informant Spins Quite a Tale

    A location scout for a spy movie could not have picked a better location for my late December meeting with Craig Monteilh: a table outside a restaurant in a bustling Irvine shopping center. A lensman would appreciate the shadow-erasing clouds hovering overhead on the warm winter morning. And cen ... More >>

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