Additional indictments against individuals in states such as California may follow in coming months as investigators target networks using sham charities to mask payments. Observers have specifically highlighted the Al-Khair Challenge and its use of the US-based crowdfunding site Spotfund as an entity that warrants scrutiny for its ties to the founder of Hamas.
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US Indicts Hamas Member for Raising $1.75M via Charities
Geopolitics19 days ago
A fundraiser for Hamas faces prosecution in New York for circumventing laws that prohibit financial support for the militant organization. A federal grand jury in Manhattan indicted Saleem Alzak, a long-time member of the group, for collecting more than $1.75 million from donors in the US and overseas. The charges allege that Alzak used charitable donations to sustain the terror organization in violation of US sanctions.
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