U.S. Probes Web of Businesses for Ties to Alleged Hezbollah Supporters

[TomSea]

Possibly owning property in California and making money off of it was what this story was originally flagged with.

U.S. Probes Web of Businesses for Ties to Alleged Hezbollah Supporters
Report points to a broad network of associates tied to the Amhaz brothers potentially operating in violation of U.S. sanctions

By Ian Talley in Washington,
Nazih Osseiran in Beirut and
Asa Fitch in Dubai
July 27, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET

U.S. intelligence officials are probing a transcontinental network of real-estate, weapons and electronic firms for ties to two Lebanese men blacklisted for their alleged support of terrorist group Hezbollah, according to people familiar with the matter.

The U.S. Treasury probe of the Lebanon-based network comes as the Trump administration ramps up pressure against Iran and its proxies like Hezbollah.

Under scrutiny are individuals and companies tied to two men sanctioned in 2014 for purchasing sophisticated electronics for Hezbollah to develop military drones. The Obama administration accused the two Lebanese brothers, Kamel Mohamed Amhaz and Issam Mohamed Amhaz, of using Stars Group Holding company of Lebanon and its subsidiaries to buy drone technology.

Read more at: Wall Street Journal

[TomSea]

Pamela Geller wrote stories years ago about how you find many of the tobacco shops, "cigarette" stores run by Palestinians and then, money shipped back to finance terrorism. I don't think that is no joke in that.

[TomSea]

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/hezbollahs-corruption-crisis-runs-deep

Hezbollah's Corruption Crisis Runs Deep
The group's involvement in human trafficking and other criminal activities is far more extensive than Nasrallah cares to admit, going beyond anything his anti-corruption committee is likely to address.

The following text was originally published in Arabic on the Alhurra website.

In the run-up to the recent Lebanese elections, Hezbollah officials and candidates rarely spoke about the party’s military deployment in Syria. Instead, they focused on two main issues: the economy and corruption. What Hezbollah wants to avoid discussing most of all is how its fight in Syria to support Assad’s regime relates to the eroding economy and growing corruption it is suffering inside Lebanon.

Probably more reading than anyone cares to do, a few stories with a similar theme in the news today.

[dfwgator]

Pamela Geller wrote stories years ago about how you find many of the tobacco shops, "cigarette" stores run by Palestinians and then, money shipped back to finance terrorism. I don't think that is no joke in that.

I certainly hope Trump has evolved on Pamela Geller from when he attacked her for the "Draw Muhammad" contest.