Tag Archives: Alavi Foundation  Feds Prepare to Seize Four
Mosques, Office Building, Iranian Ties, Muslim organization,
$500 million in assets, Alavi Foundation, Secretly controlled by
the Iranian government, Funneled millions to Iran’s state owned
Bank Melli  From Fox News, November 12, 2009.  “Feds Prepare to
Seize Four Mosques, Office Building Suspected of Iranian Ties”
The assets include Islamic centers in New York City, Maryland,
California and Houston, more than 100 acres (40 hectares) of
land in Virginia, and a 36-story office tower in New York.
Seizing the properties would be a sharp blow against Iran, which
has been accused by the U.S. government of bankrolling terrorism
and seeking a nuclear bomb.  A telephone call and e-mail to
Iran’s U.N. Mission seeking comment were not immediately
answered.    The mosques and the office tower will remain open
while the forfeiture case works its way through court in what
could be a long process. What will happen to them if the
government ultimately prevails is