State Dept. offers $10 million reward for info on Hamas financial network

The State Department is offering a $10 million reward to anyone who can provide information that leads to the disruption of Hamas’ financial network. The State Department said to be eligible for the money, the information must lead to the identification and disruption of: 

• Any source of revenue for Hamas or its key financial facilitation mechanisms;
• Major Hamas donors or financial facilitators;
• Financial institutions or exchange houses facilitating Hamas transactions;
• Businesses or investments owned or controlled by Hamas or its financiers;
• Front companies engaged in international procurement of dual-use technology on behalf of Hamas;
• Criminal schemes involving Hamas members and supporters which financially benefit the organization. 

The Department is also looking for information on five individuals including: 

• A man known as Hamza who is based in Sudan and manages multiple Hamas investments. According to the feds, Hamza also has long ties to companies associated with al-Qa’ida and Usama bin Laden. 
• Ahmed Sadu Jahleb, who is Hamas’ investment portfolio secretary.
• Longtime Hamas operative Muhammad Ahmad Nasrallah, who according to the State Department, has helped transfer tens of millions of dollars to Hamas and its military wing.
  

People with information can call the State Department at +1 202-702-7843 using apps like Signal, Telegram or WhatsApp. The information will be kept confidential.

The State Department has a history of paying people for valuable information. Since 1984, when the Rewards for Justice Program was created, more than 125 people have received more than $250 million for what’s described as actionable information that helped resolve threats to U.S. national security.

The Israeli Defense Forces have already killed at least one top Hamas financier. The Jerusalem Post reported Subhi Ferwana was killed in an airstrike in December. Ferwana, along with his brother, helped funnel tens of millions of dollars through his company “Hamsat” to Hamas.

The Post reported that Hamas collects money from all over the world through laundering operations to avoid using international banks which are closely monitored.