OFAC Blocks Property of Ohio Based Charity
Today the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued the following bulletin:
All property and interests in property of the following entity, wherever located, are blocked pending investigation pursuant to Section 106 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001, 107 Public Law 56 (October 26, 2001). Although the entity is not now an "[SDGT]," its name has been integrated into OFAC's SDN list with the descriptor "[BPI-PA]" to indicate that all of its property and interests in
property are currently blocked:
KINDHEARTS FOR CHARITABLE HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENT, INC., P.O. Box 1248, Gaza, Palestinian; P.O. Box 23310, Toledo, OH 43623; 3450 West Central Avenue, #366,
Toledo, OH 43606; Ramallah, West Bank, Palestinian; Jenin, West Bank,
Palestinian; Mar Elyas Street, Hiba Center, 1st Floor, Beirut, Lebanon; Pakistan
[BPI-PA].
According to press reports, the Treasury Department claims that KindHearts is connected with the Hamas-affiliated Holy Land Foundation and the al-Qaida-affiliated Global Relief Foundation, which have previously been included on OFAC's list of SDGTs (Specially Designated Global Terrorists).
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