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  • U.S. holds Muslim group's money

    08/31/2006 9:01:26 PM PDT · by jdm · 5 replies · 266+ views
    Kansas City Star ^ | August 31, 2006 | Niraj Warikoo
    DETROIT - A federal agency has frozen the assets of a Muslim group that some intelligence experts allege raised money in metro Detroit to bankroll terrorism through Hezbollah. The action, taken this week by the U.S. Treasury Department, makes it illegal to contribute to or conduct business with the Islamic Resistance Support Organization. It comes after the Israel-based Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center alleged IRSO had raised money in Michigan through donation boxes in restaurants and possibly other places. The center says IRSO used similar boxes in Lebanon to raise donations. But local Arab-American and Muslim leaders contacted Thursday said...