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Abdel Adhami and Omar Adhami, two brothers from Louisiana, are facing terrorism charges after being accused of raising over $1.7 million since 2020 under the pretense of providing humanitarian aid to Gaza but actually funding Hamas. Abdel is alleged to have sent more than $83,000 while his brother sent about $6,000. The plot was exposed when an undercover NYPD detective contacted Saleem Alzaq, a Hamas member, via Snapchat in November 2025, leading to the arrest of the brothers last month. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch highlighted their role in dismantling this international fundraising network.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Saleem Alzaq, a 45-year-old alleged Hamas member from Gaza, was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on charges related to funneling $1.7 million to Hamas under the guise of humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza between January 2020 and December 2025. The indictment alleges that Alzaq and his co-conspirators raised funds internationally, including at least $626,000 from U.S.-based donors, by soliciting donations through social media campaigns purportedly aimed at providing food and winter necessities.
Two brothers from Louisiana, Abdel Adhami and Omar Adhami, were arrested last month for their roles in the scheme. Abdel is accused of sending over $83,000 to Hamas between 2023 and 2026 while Omar allegedly sent $6,000. The brothers are charged with material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to violate sanctions, money laundering, and defrauding the United States.
The NYPD assisted in bringing down the operation after an undercover detective contacted Alzaq on social media. Additionally, three individuals from France were arrested for helping collect and transfer funds through purported charitable campaigns. French authorities also sanctioned two charities allegedly tied to Hamas financing, while the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions against Saleem Alzaq and others involved in the network.
Written for “Hamas Fundraising Scheme Exposed” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.
Two Louisiana brothers are facing terrorism charges for their alleged role in a twisted scheme to fund Hamas under the guise of Gaza humanitarian aid – and they were brought down with the help of the NYPD.
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they → face → NYPD
Abdel Adhami and his sibling Omar Adhami were busted in the Pelican State last month for allegedly raising money online and funneling it to Saleem Alzaq, a member of the terror group who regularly uses social media to post Hamas propaganda, according to newly unsealed federal indictments.
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who → bust → indictments
Abdel allegedly funneled more than $83,000 to Hamas from 2023 to 2026 while his brother is accused of sending $6,000.
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brother → funnel → 6,000
The fundraising scheme “collected donations from individuals around the world, including from individuals in the United States, purportedly to provide humanitarian aid to people in Gaza,” according to Alzaq’s complaint.
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scheme → collect → complaint
Since 2020, the operation has raised at least $1.7 million, according to prosecutors.
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operation → raise → prosecutors
“Though these campaigns were advertised publicly as fundraising for humanitarian aid, Alzaq in fact used money from those campaigns to support Hamas,” the complaint says.
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complaint → advertise → Hamas
The fundraising plot started to unravel after Alzaq inadvertently contacted an undercover NYPD detective who went by “Hussain” in November 2025 via SnapChat.
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who → start → SnapChat
The next month, Alzaq directed the cop to reach out to Abdel.
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Alzaq → direct → Abdel
“Call him and come to an understanding with him and see what’s the best method, how to transfer, how to send them [funds].
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’s → call → funds
This young man transfers to me on a monthly basis,” the complaint states.
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complaint → transfer → basis
It’s unclear if the undercover detective actually transferred any money to Abdel.
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detective → ’ → Abdel
Abdel and his brother both face charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and wire fraud.
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Abdel → face → organization
Alzaq was charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to violate the international emergency economic powers act, conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
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Alzaq → charge → States
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“The NYPD’s counterterrorism work knows no borders,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement about the arrests.
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Tisch → know → arrests
“Our intelligence analysts uncovered this international finance network and built the case that exposed more than $2 million being funneled to Hamas,” the commissioner said.
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commissioner → uncover → Hamas
“This is the kind of extraordinary counterterrorism work the NYPD does every day to disrupt threats before they reach New Yorkers, and I thank our law enforcement partners for helping us dismantle this network,” she added.
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she → do → network
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