A terrorist
front organization
A front organization is any entity set up by and controlled by another organization, such as intelligence agencies, organized crime groups, terrorist organizations, secret societies, banned organizations, religious or political groups, advocacy gro ...
is created to conceal activities or provide logistical or financial support to the illegal activities.
See also
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Hawala
Hawala or hewala ( ar, حِوالة , meaning ''transfer'' or sometimes ''trust''), also known as in Persian, and or in Somali, is a popular and informal value transfer system based on the performance and honour of a huge network of money ...
, an
informal value transfer system
An informal value transfer system (IVTS) is any system, mechanism, or network of people that receives money for the purpose of making the funds or an equivalent value payable to a third party in another geographic location, whether or not in the s ...
useful to terrorists (and criminals) for transmission of money outside of regulated channels.
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List of charities accused of ties to terrorism
This is a list of charities accused of ties to terrorism. A number of charities have been accused or convicted in court of using their revenues to fund terrorism or revolutionary movements, rather than for the humanitarian purposes for which cont ...
Sources
Hawala. An Informal Payment System and Its Use to Finance Terrorismby Sebastian R. Müller (Dec. 2006)
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