U.S. Indicts Palestinians, Hamas Leader for Supporting Terrorism

NPR | By Jennifer Ludden

Published December 19, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Several Palestinians working for a Texas computer firm face charges of money laundering and exporting computers to Syria and Libya. A leader of the Palestinian group Hamas is also indicted. The Justice Department says the case represents a major success in its efforts to stem the flow of money to terrorist organizations. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

Jennifer Ludden

Jennifer Ludden helps edit energy and environment stories for NPR's National Desk, working with NPR staffers and a team of public radio reporters across the country. They track the shift to clean energy, state and federal policy moves, and how people and communities are coping with the mounting impacts of climate change.

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