Terrorism analyst Steve Emerson, meanwhile, singled out KindHearts in testimony this year before the Senate Banking Committee. He outlined half a dozen connections - some strong, others not - between KindHearts and terror groups or radical Islam.
KindHearts flatly denies any involvement with terror.
Jihad Smaili, a Cleveland attorney who represents KindHearts and sits on its board of directors, dismissed Emerson as a "witch hunter" who falsely connects all Muslim charities to terrorism. Smaili said the charity has taken great care to keep its money out of terrorists' hands.
Yet KindHearts has two clear links to the three shuttered charities. Smaili's brother Khaled, a fund-raiser for one of them, is now chief executive of KindHearts.
And the endowment director of another closed charity, Mohammed El Mezain, worked under contract for KindHearts until he was indicted on charges of conspiracy, aiding a terrorist group and money laundering.
Steven Emerson knows his stuff. I have his book
American Jihad, the terrorists living among us
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Unfortunate first name. He should change it to Bob, or something. Might make his job of convincing the authorities that the "charity" is not connected to terrorism a bit easier.
Thank God for Emerson. He knows what he is talking about. These guys will always be incredulous and say "It's a witch hunt. Our name is Kind Hearts. We are really nice people".