‘Terrorist Fund-Raising’ Activities Targeted
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill said his administration would begin blocking bank accounts that are tied to “terrorist fund-raising” activities.
“We have resolved that we are going to take an intensive effort to deal with terrorist fund-raising like it has never been done before,” O’Neill told a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee convened to assess the financial toll on the nation.
O’Neill said a massive effort was underway in cooperation with governments and law enforcement authorities around the world to “begin a closing down of bank accounts” of individuals and groups tied to what he called terrorist activities.
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