
US charges diamond, art dealer allegedly tied to Hezbollah with evading sanctions
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U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday announced charges against a financier accused of funnelling money to Hezbollah as part of an international movement against the network.
The U.S. government says that approximately $160 million of artwork and diamond services were transacted through the U.S. system. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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One of the defendants was arrested in the United Kingdom and eight others, including Ahmad, are not believed to live in the U.S. Ahmad and eight co-defendants are charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S. and other governments, evading sanctions and making money laundering transactions by securing goods for Ahmad's benefit.