Spanish jihadi cell funded through Danish tax fraud on chicken, cheese and chocolate

TheLocal.dk ^ | 8 May 2019 09:00 CEST+02:00 | AFP

[Olog-hai]

A Spanish jihadist cell funded itself through tax fraud on chicken, cheese and chocolate sold in Denmark, according to an investigation published Tuesday led by non-profit European newsroom Correctiv.

The cell had raised at least €8 million ($9 million) through the scheme since 2005 and spent it sending 24 Moroccans and two Spaniards to Syria, Mali and Libya to fight for the Islamic State group, said online newspaper El Confidencial, a Correctiv member. […]

Through contacts with jihadists in Denmark, the group formed ties with 42 mainly Danish firms and managed to put its members or supporters in senior compnay positions over the years, according to the El Confidencial report. …

[gaijin]

I heard that over 50% of ALL the child benefits paid in the state of Minnesota are stolen and sent to Somalia.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Olog-hai.

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