Article: US moves to seize 4 mosques, tower tied to Iran.(World)

NEW YORK (AP) – Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four United States mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in US history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets.The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of schools and mosques in New York City, Maryland, California and Houston; more than 100 acres in Virginia; and a 36-story glass office tower in New ...

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