DOJ Dismantles Financial Network Behind $2M in Donations to Hamas
Federal prosecutors say the network used fake charities and cryptocurrency to mask donations, with $1.5 million raised after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
- On Friday, the United States issued additional sanctions targeting Hamas' financial network, including a member of the Palestinian militant group's military wing and two France-based fundraisers, the Treasury Department said.
- Saleem Alzaq, a battalion deputy in Hamas' military wing based in Gaza, allegedly operated a global fundraising pipeline that moved more than $2 million to Hamas through deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency channels.
- Federal authorities arrested brothers Abdel Adhami and Omar Adhami in Louisiana, along with Raed Yousef in Florida, for allegedly funneling thousands of dollars to Hamas under the guise of charitable relief.
- Overseas, French authorities arrested three of Alzaq's associates—Faouzi Barika, Amel Oualid, and Nordine Barika—for their roles in moving funds, marking a coordinated international disruption of the financing ring.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that "anyone who finances or assists terrorist organizations" should expect prosecution, emphasizing the Department of Justice's commitment to cutting off funding for groups responsible for American deaths.
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US, France dismantle ‘terror finance network’ that raised $1.75 million for Hamas, $626,000 of that in US
Since at least 2020, platforms like Telegram, Snapchat, and PayPal were used to form an international Hamas funding network that raised about $1.75 million for the terrorist group.
Treasury Department Dismantles Hamas' Funding Network
The U.S. Treasury has taken decisive action against Hamas by designating key figures and entities that support its military operations. This move targets both domestic and international financial backers.
Three of the fact sheets of persons indicted in France for alleged financing of Hamas through humanitarian associations are on a blacklist of the American authorities.
Five people were charged, it was reported this Saturday, October 3 to the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office, who are suspected of transferring funds to a pro-Palestinian organization close to Hamas.
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The Frontier PostFive charged in France over alleged Hamas funding
Five people have been charged in France on suspicion of sending funding via humanitarian groups to a third party seeking to collect money for Hamas, the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) said Saturday.
US sanctions three persons, two charities over alleged Hamas funding
US sanctions three persons, two charities over alleged Hamas funding The United States has issued sanctions against three individuals and two France-based charities that it said were part of a network that raised more than $2 million for Hamas, and announced six arrests. "These designations expose a sophisticated, multi‑year financing architecture that moved more than $2 million to Hamas through deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency ch…
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