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Line 53: − + − He was arrested in Aug 2021<ref name=fdd-hijazi/> ''According to the inquiry, between 1998 and 2003, with the help of 46 people, Hizaji would have used 130 exchange offices and banks in Brazil and Paraguay to carry out illegal transfers to 1,500 bank accounts in Lebanon, the USA and Chile.''<ref name=monitor>[https://www.monitordooriente.com/20210826-preso-no-paraguai-brasileiro-de-origem-libanesa-sera-extraditado-aos-eua/ Arrested in Paraguay, Brazilian of Lebanese origin will be extradited to the US], Monitordooriente, August 26, 2021. − +
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'''Kassem Mohamad Hijazi''', a Brazilian Arab citizen of Lebanese descent implicated in government corruption and Hezbollah terror finance was wanted by the US Government.<ref name=fdd-hijazi>[https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/08/25/money-launderers-tri-border-area/ Coordinated Law Enforcement and Treasury Action Against Money Launderers in the Tri-Border Area] Emanuele Ottolenghi, Aug 25, 2021.
'''Kassem Mohamad Hijazi''', a Brazilian Arab citizen of Lebanese descent implicated in government corruption and Hezbollah terror finance was wanted by the US Government.<ref name=fdd-hijazi>[https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/08/25/money-launderers-tri-border-area/ Coordinated Law Enforcement and Treasury Action Against Money Launderers in the Tri-Border Area] Emanuele Ottolenghi, Aug 25, 2021.
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The U.S. and Paraguayan governments took coordinated action yesterday against the money laundering network of Kassem Mohamad Hijazi, a Brazilian citizen of Lebanese descent implicated in government corruption and Hezbollah terror finance. The move represents a long-overdue step to crack down on rampant corruption and illicit finance in the Tri-Border Area (TBA) connecting Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil, but much work remains to be done.</blockquote></ref>
The U.S. and Paraguayan governments took coordinated action yesterday against the money laundering network of Kassem Mohamad Hijazi, a Brazilian citizen of Lebanese descent implicated in government corruption and Hezbollah terror finance. The move represents a long-overdue step to crack down on rampant corruption and illicit finance in the Tri-Border Area (TBA) connecting Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil, but much work remains to be done.</blockquote></ref>''According to the inquiry, between 1998 and 2003, with the help of 46 people, Hizaji would have used 130 exchange offices and banks in Brazil and Paraguay to carry out illegal transfers to 1,500 bank accounts in Lebanon, the USA and Chile.''<ref name=monitor>[https://www.monitordooriente.com/20210826-preso-no-paraguai-brasileiro-de-origem-libanesa-sera-extraditado-aos-eua/ Arrested in Paraguay, Brazilian of Lebanese origin will be extradited to the US], Monitordooriente, August 26, 2021.
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In 2007, Paraguay tried Kassem Hijazi, accused of commanding the laundering of the $100 million that would have been earmarked for the Lebanese organization Hezbollah, considered a terrorist in the United States. According to the inquiry, between 1998 and 2003, with the help of 46 people, Hizaji would have used 130 exchange offices and banks in Brazil and Paraguay to carry out illegal transfers to 1,500 bank accounts in Lebanon, the USA and Chile.</blockquote></ref> was arrested in Aug 2021, as he was hiding in Ciudad Del Este, on the border with Foz do Iguaçu.<ref>Paraguay Military forces have arrested a #Hezbollah-businessman, Qassem Muhammad #Hijazi.
In 2007, Paraguay tried Kassem Hijazi, accused of commanding the laundering of the $100 million that would have been earmarked for the Lebanese organization Hezbollah, considered a terrorist in the United States. According to the inquiry, between 1998 and 2003, with the help of 46 people, Hizaji would have used 130 exchange offices and banks in Brazil and Paraguay to carry out illegal transfers to 1,500 bank accounts in Lebanon, the USA and Chile.</blockquote></ref> was arrested in Aug 2021,<ref name=fdd-hijazi/> as he was hiding in Ciudad Del Este, on the border with Foz do Iguaçu.<ref>Paraguay Military forces have arrested a #Hezbollah-businessman, Qassem Muhammad #Hijazi.
Aug 27, 2021
Aug 27, 2021
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LhAuRDqbTLI</ref><ref>[https://midiamax.uol.com.br/policia/2021/operador-financeiro-do-narcotrafico-internacional-e-preso-na-fronteira International narco-trafficking financial operator arrested at the border], Marcos Morandi, Aug 24, 2021.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LhAuRDqbTLI</ref><ref>[https://midiamax.uol.com.br/policia/2021/operador-financeiro-do-narcotrafico-internacional-e-preso-na-fronteira International narco-trafficking financial operator arrested at the border], Marcos Morandi, Aug 24, 2021.