[AFP] The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday the arrest of Akram Musa Abdallah, also called Abu Saiaf, 54, of Mesa, Arizona, on charges of lying to authorities over his involvement in fund-raising for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, which U.S. officials say funnels money to Hamas, the Palestinian organization Washington has designated a terrorist group. "Abdallah knowingly and willfully made a false material statement when he represented to FBI agents that he was not involved in fund-raising activities for the Holy Land Foundation," the U.S. attorney for the Arizona district said in a statement.
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