Terrorist front organization
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A terrorist front organization
is created to conceal activities or provide logistical or financial support to the illegal activities.
Front organization
A front organization is any entity set up by and controlled by another organization, such as intelligence agencies, organized crime groups, banned organizations, religious or political groups, advocacy groups, or corporations...
is created to conceal activities or provide logistical or financial support to the illegal activities.
See also
- HawalaHawalaHawala is an informal value transfer system based on the performance and honor of a huge network of money brokers, which are primarily located in the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and South Asia...
, an informal value transfer systemInformal value transfer systemAn informal value transfer system refers to any system, mechanism, or network of people that receives money for the purpose of making the funds or an equivalent value payable to a third party in another geographic location, whether or not in the same form...
useful to terrorists (and criminals) for transmission of money outside of regulated channels. - List of charities accused of ties to terrorism