Nezar

ANCHORAGE, AK—Fraud is a particularly egregious offense when a charitable cause or tragedy is leveraged for such an act. Sadly, it may be the case in the circumstances surrounding Nezar "Mike" Maad. Maad, 42, owner of Frontier Printing Services here, first drew national attention only 10 days after the September 11 terrorist attacks when the Syrian-born owner's plant was found to be vandalized, with printing presses and various equipment destroyed, and the words "We hate Arabs" spray painted on the shop's wall. What started out as a hate-crime investigation, and $93,000 in sympathetic donations to Maad through the "Not in Our Town" fund, has turned its focus

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