The logo of French concrete maker Lafarge is seen on the plant of Bercy on the banks of the river Seine in Paris, France, Sept. 3, 2020.A French industrial company pleaded guilty Tuesday to providing material support to terrorism by paying millions of dollars to ISIS in order to keep its cement plant in Syria operable.
The company conceded it knowingly and intentionally conspired to support the Islamic State and the Al-Nusra front.From August 2013 to November 2014, LaFarge and LaFarge Cement Syria knowingly and willfully agreed to a conspiracy to make and authorize payments for the benefit of armed groups in Syria, Anderson said in a plea allocution.
The logo of French concrete maker Lafarge is seen on the plant of Bercy on the banks of the river Seine in Paris, France, Sept. 3, 2020.LaFarge agreed to pay $777 million in fines and forfeiture and serve three years probation as part of its plea agreement with the government. It also agreed to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
It that illegal in France?
RFI France24_fr JLMelenchon kouamouo M_Koulibaly FranklinNYAMSI jeune_afrique EmmanuelMacron Alainlobog FarafinaW
Sverige Senaste nytt, Sverige Rubriker
Similar News:Du kan också läsa nyheter som liknar den här som vi har samlat in från andra nyhetskällor.
Källa: USATODAY - 🏆 100. / 63 Läs mer »
Källa: axios - 🏆 302. / 63 Läs mer »
Källa: NBCNews - 🏆 10. / 86 Läs mer »