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Judge: US Wrongly Froze Assets of Muslim Charity

HeadlineAug 21, 2009

A federal judge has ruled the US wrongly froze the assets of a Ohio-based Muslim charity three years ago. KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development was shut down after the US suspected it had ties to the Palestinian group Hamas. But this week, US District Judge James Carr said the move was illegal because the government failed to provide the charity with any notice.

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