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Hizballah Fund-Raiser Charged in Michigan


(Reuters) Federal officials charged Mahmoud Youssef Kourani Thursday with supplying material support and resources to Lebanon's Hizballah, saying the move was a breakthrough in efforts toward "choking the funding that supports terrorism." Jeffrey Collins, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, said Kourani was a "fighter, recruiter, and fund-raiser for Hizballah," and the brother of its chief of military security for southern Lebanon. He entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico about three years ago, Collins said, and continued his "substantial" fund-raising for Hizballah after taking up residence in Dearborn, home to a large Arab community.
2004-01-16 00:00:00
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