Hamas Fundraising Scheme Exposed

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Analysis

How it changed

1. 1 Oct

   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.

   3 outlets · New York Post
2. 2 Oct

   “This is the message I wanted to deliver to the person who donated the bread,” Alzaq said around Jan. 28, 2024, in a voice message to a Snapchat account controlled by Abdel Adhami, according to the court papers.

   3 outlets · NBC News

Coverage 7 articles

• 2 Oct US sanctions three individuals and two charities over alleged Hamas financingThe Trump administration imposed sanctions on three individuals and two charities linked to Hamas, accusing them of moving over $2 million to support Hamas through deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency channels. Saleem Alzaq, based in Gaza and alleged member of Hamas’s military wing, along with Faouzi Barika and Amel Oualid from France who run the charities Association Baraka and Ensemble C Mieux, are among…The Guardian
• 2 Oct Man helped raise $1.7 million for Hamas funding scheme disguised as Gaza aid: DOJFederal authorities have indicted Raed Yousef, a 56-year-old man from Tampa, Florida, for providing nearly $50,000 to a Hamas financing network disguised as a humanitarian aid campaign. Along with two Louisiana men and three French associates, Yousef is accused of participating in an operation that raised almost $1.7 million total. The scheme involved collecting funds under the guise of supporting civilians in Gaza…Washington Examiner
• 2 Oct Leader of $1.7M Hamas fundraising scheme bragged about ‘friends’ in NY: fedsSaleem Alzaq, a 45-year-old Hamas media official, is accused by federal prosecutors of raising $1.7 million for Hamas through donations claimed as humanitarian aid. In undercover communications revealed in court documents, Alzaq boasted about having many friends in New York who were contributing to his fundraising efforts. He allegedly used coded language such as referring to Hamas fighters and funding as "bread" to…New York Post
• 2 Oct Americans donated money to Hamas in scheme that raised $1.7 million, prosecutors allegeProsecutors have alleged that some American donors gave money intended for humanitarian aid following the October 7, 2023, attacks, which was then redirected to the terrorist organization Hamas. The scheme reportedly raised $1.7 million. This information comes from a report by CBS News' Anna Schecter.CBS News
• 2 Oct Prosecutors allege long-running scheme to raise money for HamasSaleem Alzaq, a purported media representative for Hamas based in Gaza, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on charges of money laundering and violating sanctions for allegedly raising $1.7 million from U.S. donors through false humanitarian appeals. Two brothers, Abdel Adhami and Omar Adhami from Louisiana, were also charged with material support to a foreign terrorist organization, wire fraud…NBC News
• 2 Oct $1.7 million raised in scheme for Hamas, including from U.S. donors, feds sayFederal prosecutors have charged Saleem Alzaq, a 45-year-old Gaza resident alleged to be a Hamas member since 2017, with raising over $1.7 million for Hamas between January 2020 and December 2025, including at least $626,000 from U.S. donors. The indictment alleges Alzaq operated an international fundraising campaign under the guise of humanitarian aid, with co-conspirators in France and individuals in Louisiana and…CBS News
• 1 Oct Two US brothers busted in $1.7M Hamas fundraising scheme — that was exposed with help from the NYPDAbdel 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…New York Post

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