Islamic charity loses in court

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  January 1, 2003 ;     505 words ......when it froze bank accounts of the Global Relief Foundation, an Islamic charity under...panel did not address whether or not Global Relief supports terrorism or supplies humanitarian...Treasury Department's order to freeze Global Relief's accounts on Dec. 14, 2001, the same...

Suburban charity had ties to bin Laden, FBI says

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 28, 2002 ;     486 words ......government filings alleged Wednesday. Global Relief Foundation "maintained communications...1996 and 1997, he was in contact with Global Relief offices in Belgium and Bridgeview...came as government lawyers battled Global Relief in court over the charity's efforts...

Judge Upholds Seizure of Charities

AP Online;  June 12, 2002 ;     331 words ......freezing of the bank accounts of the Global Relief Foundation, an Islamic charity under...two hours after the ruling Tuesday, Global Relief attorneys filed notice of appeal with...raided its Bridgeview headquarters. Global Relief responded with a lawsuit on Jan. 28...

Federal judge upholds government seizure in fight over Islamic charity...

AP Worldstream;  June 11, 2002 ;     258 words ......terrorism. Attorneys for the charity, Global Relief Foundation, had argued that the...probable cause to believe that Global Relief and its executive director were agents of a foreign power. Global Relief attorney Roger Simmons said he...

Judge Upholds Gov't Charity Seizure

AP Online;  June 11, 2002 ;     354 words ......terrorism. Attorneys for the charity, Global Relief Foundation, had argued that the...probable cause to believe that Global Relief and its executive director were agents of a foreign power. Global Relief attorney Roger Simmons said he...

U.N. officials dispute claims of Islamic charity accused of terrorist...

AP Worldstream;  July 1, 2002 ;     365 words ......Rabih Haddad, 41, who helped start the Global Relief Foundation, is being held in Monroe...arrested Haddad on Dec. 14 and raided Global Relief' s suburban Chicago offices, saying...network. The Treasury Department froze Global Relief's assets. Neither Haddad, of Ann Arbor...

U.S. Defends Use of Secret Evidence

AP Online;  October 29, 2002 ;     421 words ......Roger Simmons, an attorney for the Global Relief Foundation, said the use of such evidence...and has left him working in the dark. Global Relief is appealing a federal judge's June...group funneled money to terrorists. Global Relief wants to have its assets unfrozen and...

Profile: Efforts of the Islamic charity Global Relief Foundation to prove...

NPR All Things Considered;  December 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Profile: Efforts of the Islamic charity Global Relief Foundation to prove it does not fund...funding to terrorists. One of them, Global Relief Foundation, continues to mount an energetic...outside the government are convinced Global Relief is corrupt, and provides a good example...

U.S. Labels Muslim Charity as Terrorist Group; Treasury Cites Ties to Bin...

The Washington Post;  October 19, 2002 ;     640 words ......financial dealings with the Illinois-based Global Relief Foundation without Treasury Department permission...in Spain, had given more than $200,000 to Global Relief. Lawyers for Global Relief and its co-founder, Rabih Haddad, denounced...

Charity's rights not violated, judge says U.S. had cause to take Muslim...

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 12, 2002 ;     210 words ......Tuesday. The Bridgeview-based Global Relief Foundation filed suit last January...evidence not made available to Global Relief attorneys, said the government...probable cause to believe that Global Relief and the executive director were...

Bridgeview group denies terrorist link Global Relief Foundation says media...

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 13, 2001 ;     488 words ......harming its efforts to help the poor. Global Relief Foundation, an organization that raises...a co-founder and former director of Global Relief who is no longer on the group's board...said Ashraf Nubani, attorney for Global Relief. Nubani said Ragab, Global Relief's...

Muslim Charity Sues U.S. over Sanctions Due to Suspected Terrorism Links.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  January 29, 2002 ;     538 words ......suspected links to terrorism. The suit by Global Relief Foundation of Bridgeview, filed in...Treasury Department took action against Global Relief Foundation and another southwest suburban...terrorism and hit with financial sanctions, Global Relief and Benevolence International had ...

Islamic Charity Lawsuit Stays Dismissed

AP Online;  December 2, 2004 ;     260 words ......of Appeals brushed aside claims by Global Relief Foundation that there were serious...including The Associated Press, never wrote Global Relief had ties to terrorism, but that it...saying the government was investigating Global Relief for "its possible ties to terrorist...

Groups, U.S. Battle Over 'Global Terrorist' Label

The Washington Post;  November 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ......agents raided the headquarters of the Global Relief Foundation outside Chicago, the second-large...intelligence information" that some Global Relief officials may have been "planning attacks...links to Osama bin Laden. By then, Global Relief was already out of business. "Our ...

Judge Refuses to Bar Secret Evidence

AP Online;  April 5, 2002 ;     231 words ......The government froze assets of the Global Relief Foundation on Dec. 14 and confiscated...with a former aide to Osama bin Laden. Global Relief wants U.S. District Judge Wayne Andersen...evidence to Andersen in chambers without Global Relief attorneys on hand. Global ...