Feds move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran
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12-Nov-2009 (3 comments)

Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. 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 U.S. 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 York.

Confiscating the properties would be a sharp blow against Iran, which has been accused by the U.S. government of bankrolling terrorism and trying to build a nuclear bomb.

A telephone call and e-mail to Iran's U.N. Mission seeking comment were not immediately answered. Nor was a call to the Alavi Foundation.

It is extremely rare for U.S. law enforcement authorities to seize a house of worship, a step fraught with questions about the First Amendment right to freedom of religion.

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Shah Ghollam

Thank you too

by Shah Ghollam on Fri Nov 13, 2009 08:01 AM PST

Thank you for the great news.Next would be locating you and deporting you back to where you came from.

I take the above comment as your complement to my successsful work at Iranian.com


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mahmoudg

it is about time

by mahmoudg on Fri Nov 13, 2009 07:21 AM PST

Cut the funding through bogus fronts they have set up.  All of these foundations at some point in their existence become entrenched with the Iranian regime and the Sepah (The revolutionary guards).  Beyond organizations there are also hundreds if not thousands of Iranian sympathizers of the regime in America.  Our next step is to go after them and in the least send them back to their beloved Mullahs.


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پیام

Good move.

by پیام on Fri Nov 13, 2009 01:56 AM PST

Thank you for the great news.Next would be locating you and deporting you back to where you came from.


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