A purported media representative for Hamas has been accused of funneling roughly $1.7 million to the terrorist organization from donors in the U.S. and elsewhere who believed they were giving humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.
\n\nSaleem Alzaq was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York and was charged with money laundering and violating sanctions, according to the charging document. He was believed to be in Gaza.
\n\nTwo brothers in the U.S. were also charged in connection with the long-running scheme to raise money for Hamas, by disseminating propaganda and soliciting donations for “the poor and orphans in Gaza” via social media, court records show.
\n\nAbdel Adhami and Omar Adhami were arrested last month in Louisiana, but the details of their charges were unsealed only after they made their first court appearances, court dockets show.
\n\nAbdel Adhami faces charges of material support to a foreign terrorist organization, wire fraud and money laundering, according to a complaint filed on Sept. 11 in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
\n\nMeanwhile, his brother Omar Adhami is also charged with material support and wire fraud charges, according to his complaint.
\n\nAn attorney for the brothers didn’t immediately return…
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