In the spring of 2018, the Charity & Security Network learned of several lawsuits filed in U.S. courts against nonprofit organizations that receive USAID funding. Using a law meant to combat fraud against the federal government by providing incentives for private citizens to act as whistleblowers (the False Claims Act), the Zionist Advocacy Center (TZAC) has alleged that three groups violated the anti-terrorist certification in their grant agreements with USAID by providing “material support” to groups on the terrorist lists. In two of these cases, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) joined the lawsuits, which were settled without trial. The third, against the Carter Center, was dismissed at the request of DOJ. TZAC says it has filed two additional cases against international NGOs. They are currently under seal.
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Federal Court Dismisses Lawfare Suit Against Christian Aid
June 14, 2021 The Zionist Advocacy Center (TZAC) has failed in another attempt to win a political motivated False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit against a charity that provides assistance to people in need in Palestine
USA ex rel TZAC, Inc. v. Christian Aid
TZAC filed a False Claims Act suit against the UK-based charity Christian Aid, claiming it falsely signed the USAID anti-terrorism certification because it allegedly funded a local Lebanese charity that in turn worked with a
Settlement a Victory for New Israel Fund in Politically Motivated False Claims Act Case
March 25, 2021 A False Claims Act suit brought by the Zionist Advocacy Center (TZAC) against the New Israel Fund (NIF) was dismissed on March 11, 2021 as a result of a settlement in which
Nonprofits with USAID Funding May Be Vulnerable to Federal Lawsuits
In the spring of 2018, the Charity & Security Network learned of several lawsuits filed in U.S. courts against nonprofit organizations (NPOs) that receive USAID funding. Using a law meant to combat fraud against
USAID Revises Grantee Documents Relating to Anti-Terrorism Requirements
New changes to two documents related to USAID’s contract and certification process have reduced the “look-back” period from 10 to three years, and clarified that grantees need only check U.S. government and UN terrorist lists
TZAC Files Notice of Voluntary Dismissal in Case Against Oxfam GB
Use of the U.S. False Claims Act (FCA) to attack nonprofit organizations’ programs in Palestine took a setback in late December 2019 when the Zionist Advocacy Center’s (TZAC) FCA case against Oxfam Great Britain was