June 13, 2010
Charities Need to Raise Their Defenses Against Exploitation by Terrorists
Terrorist groups have long exploited charities. Humanitarian groups are attractive covers for illicit acts, after all. Characteristics that would arouse money-laundering suspicions in other organizations—such as running projects in zones of conflict and sending a flow of money in only one direction—are standard operating procedure for nonprofit groups.
The situation is so serious that a key global body focused on preventing financing of global terrorism declared in a 2008
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