Todays public hearing will be followed by a classified briefing tomorrow afternoon. This Committee Last held an oversight hearing on section 702 in may of 2016. Beat ofen, the drum to terrorist attacks against the United States and other countries, particularly our allies, has continued. This has been a month after the hearing, terrorist attacks in killing 50htclubs, and wounding 53. Terrorists have detonated bombs in new jersey and new york, injuring about 30. Last month, Great Britain suffered its worst terror attack in over one decade, and a suicide bomber killed 22 and seriously injured many more in a concert in manchester. Many of the dead and wounded, as you know, were children and very young people. Underscore the first responsibility of thatnment is to ensure those who protect us every day have the tools to keep us safe. When i said government, i should have said the United States government under our constitution. These tools must adapt to the technological landscape and the e
Alexandria, VA A dual Lebanese and U.S. citizen who resides in Vienna, Virginia pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to launder money as part of a decade-long scheme to ship electronics equipment to a Hizballah-owned television station in Lebanon. In addition, the defendant and her husband pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit tax fraud by concealing income from her employment in Virginia. For over a decade, Racha Farhat participated in a conspiracy to purchase electronics equipment using the proceeds of illegal activity, which benefited a Lebanese television station owned by Hizballah, said Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Working with our law enforcement partners, we will bring to justice those who use the U.S. financial system to further the interests of prohibited entities that engage in unlawful activities abroad.