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NEWS ABOUT: terrorism financing

terrorism financing stories: 7 news summaries

 Broke al-Qaeda 
 Pleads for Funds 

Terror group seeks donations as US disrupts financing network

Oct 13, 09 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Efforts to cut off al-Qaeda's funding have been largely successful and the organization is now critically short of cash, according to the US Treasury. The group's "influence is waning" as the money dries up, according to one official who monitors terrorist financing, noting that al-Qaeda has already issued several... More »

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Taliban • terrorism • Treasury Department • al-Qaeda • terrorism financing

 CIA Wants You, I-Banker 


May 28, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CIA is looking for a few good bankers to track down millionaire bad guys and stymie financial terrorism, the New York Post reports. Ads on Bloomberg Radio ask money whizzes to use their “intelligence for the work of a nation.” The $160,000 salary will probably be... More »

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Wall Street • CIA • recruitment • hedge fund • investment bankers • financial sector • terrorism financing • professional

(Newser) - A Dallas jury found a Muslim charity and its ex-leaders guilty today on three dozen counts of terror funding, the Dallas Morning News reports. A retrial of the biggest terror financing case in US history, the case hinged on $12 million sent by the Holy Land Foundation to Hamas after... More »

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War on Terror • Hamas • Holy Land Foundation • terrorism financing • terror trial

Al-Qaeda
Works Cheap,
Stays Hidden

Cells dodge dragnet by
avoiding traceable transactions

Aug 24, 08 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - International efforts to cut off terrorists from funding have failed because al-Qaeda cells operate cheaply and independently, avoiding official funding channels, experts say. While the US and its allies have focused on freezing bank accounts and monitoring financial transactions, operatives build $15 bombs, drum up hard-to-trace cash through illegal scams,... More »

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September 11 • counterterrorism • Patriot Act • London bombings • al-Qaeda • terrorism financing

Secret UK Terrorism Files
Left on Train—Again

Misplaced papers look bad for Gordon Brown government

Jun 15, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the second time this week, confidential British government documents on fighting terrorism were left on a train and passed to the media. The papers blast countries like Iran for financial policies that can be used to terrorists’ advantage, reports the Independent, which released no other details about the documents.... More »

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terrorism • train • Britain • confidential information • terrorism financing

Taliban 'Narco Terrorist' Convicted
in US Court

Afghan plotted to use drug profits to fight US

May 16, 08 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Taliban militant has become the first person convicted under a "narco-terrorism" provision of the Patriot Act, Reuters reports. The Afghan man was busted by DEA agents for plotting to ship heroin to the US and use the proceeds to buy weapons to use against American and coalition forces.... More »

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Taliban • terrorism • drugs • heroin • drug trafficking • opium • Patriot Act • terrorism financing

US, Iran Met
on Terror Financing

Rare encounter last month at a multinational conference

Feb 16, 08 7:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Senior Treasury Department official Daniel Glaser met last month with representatives from Iran to discuss "the significant threat Iran poses to the integrity of the international financial system," Reuters reports. The rare talks, which required special permission from the US government, took place during a meeting of the... More »

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Iran • terrorism • money laundering • Treasury Department • terrorism financing • Iranian banks • Daniel Glaser • Financial Action Task Force

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