French cement maker Lafarge pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a U.S. charge that it made payments to groups designated as terrorists by the United States, including Islamic State, according to a court hearing.

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Lafarge pleads guilty to U.S. charge of supporting Islamic State, to pay $778 million

Cement giant Holcim's Lafarge pleaded guilty in the US over its payments to Islamic State.

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Cement firm Lafarge pleads guilty to supporting IS

Lafarge Cement paid the terror group $17m to protect its plant in Syria, Justice Department says

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French company Lafarge pleads guilty to funding Isis and fined almost $800m

French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty on Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group so that a plant in Syria could remain open, a case that the U.S. Justice Department described as the first of its kind.

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Cement company Lafarge penalized $778M US for sending money to terrorist groups in Syria

NEW YORK (AP) — French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group to keep a plant operational in Syria — at

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US: French cement firm admits Islamic State group payments

Lafarge's admission marks the first time a company has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization.

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The French company Lafarge S.A., an international building materials manufacturer, funneled $6 million to ISIS and associates to protect cement plant operations Syria.

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French company pleads guilty to funneling millions to ISIS, agrees to pay $778M penalty

A company paid ISIS in order to keep its cement plant in Syria operable.

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French company pleads guilty to paying millions to ISIS

A French cement company admitted Tuesday to making millions of dollars of payments that supported ISIS and another terrorist organization as part of an effort to maintain its operations in Syria as the civil war escalated.

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French company to pay nearly $778 million as part of plea deal to US charge of providing support to ISIS

French cement company Lafarge has pleaded guilty to paying millions to the so-called Islamic State group so a factory in Syria could remain open.

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French cement firm Lafarge admits paying Isis millions to keep factory open

French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group in exchange for permission to keep open a plant in Syria, a case the Justice Department described as the first of its kind. The company also agreed to penalties totaling roughly $778 million.

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French cement maker Lafarge pleads guilty to U.S. charge of supporting Islamic State

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