Representatives of the U.S. nonprofit sector have been seeking release of frozen charitable funds for charitable purposes since 2006 when 20 organizations sent a letter to the Department of Treasury asking for release of the funds for
The Office of Foreign Assets Control report for 2009 indicates up to $19.8 million in assets have been frozen for individuals and entities on its watchlist. There is no public information on how much of that
The legal authority for the Department of Treasury to designate a person or organization as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) or freeze assets "pending investigation" is based on laws providing for economic sanctions
The following proposals that would allow legitimate charitable work to be completed were submitted to the Obama transition team in late 2008. Overview: Implement the State Department Guiding Principles on Non-Governmental Organizations in the U.S., including
Proposed to Dept. of the Treasury Jan. 15, 2008 Council on Foundations, Grantmakers Without Borders, Muslim Advocates, Muslim Public Affairs Council, OMB Watch Principles The specific license process already in place in Treasury
On Feb. 17, 2009 a Swedish court in Malmo acquitted the head of a charity of charges that he financed terrorism through a charitable group. Khalid al-Yousef, the leader of al-Aqsa Spannmal (Grain Foundation), faced a six
From OMB Watch The power of the federal government to release "blocked" assets seized from entities designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations for Specially Designated Nationals derives from the same statutory framework as the power
