Man Accused of Ties to Alleged Terrorist Front
A Somalia national was indicted Thursday for allegedly lying about receiving money from an Islamic charity that the U.S. government has labeled a terrorist front.
Omar Abdi Mohamed, 41, is accused of denying that he received money from the Illinois-based Global Relief Foundation while he was applying for U.S. citizenship.
The indictment alleges that the Western Somali Relief Agency, headed by Mohamed, received $351,036 from the Global Relief Foundation between 1998 and 2001. The foundation’s records and assets were seized in a crackdown on alleged terrorist-linked groups after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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