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Talal Chahine
Founder, owner
La Shish Restaurants Inc.
Dearborn
More than a year after the Internal Revenue Service raided the headquarters of La Shish Restaurants Inc, and the home of founder Talal Chahine, the public learned why.
In May, a grand jury charged Chahine and his former wife, Elfat El Aouar, with four counts of tax evasion. The U.S. government also linked Chahine to Hezbollah, the Shiite group considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. - a link he denies.
Chahine founded La Shish in 1989, expanded it to 14 restaurants...