U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Syrian National Charged With Diverting $9 Million in U.S.-Funded Humanitarian Assistance to a Terrorist Organization Affiliated With Al-Qaida
November 20, 2024
November 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024:
Mahmoud Al Hafyan, 53, a Syrian national, has been charged in a 12-count indictment, unsealed today in U.S. District Court, alleging major fraud against the United States for illegally diverting more than $9 million in U.S.-funded humanitarian aid intended for Syrian civilians to armed combatant groups, including the Al-Nusrah Front (ANF), which is . . .
Mahmoud Al Hafyan, 53, a Syrian national, has been charged in a 12-count indictment, unsealed today in U.S. District Court, alleging major fraud against the United States for illegally diverting more than $9 million in U.S.-funded humanitarian aid intended for Syrian civilians to armed combatant groups, including the Al-Nusrah Front (ANF), which is . . .