Federal authorities announced an indictment Friday against a Florida man accused of providing nearly $50,000 to a Hamas financing network that prosecutors said solicited donations under the guise of helping civilians in Gaza, adding to an almost $1.7 million total terrorism fundraising effort, the Justice Department alleged.
Raed Yousef, a 56-year-old man living outside of Tampa, along with two Louisiana men, were arrested on charges of helping finance Hamas, according to the DOJ announcement. French authorities also arrested three associates accused of helping the same network collect and transfer money through purported charitable campaigns.
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