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

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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.

Published 7 months ago · New York, United States

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BBC News

Cement firm Lafarge pleads guilty to supporting IS

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

7 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

French cement firm admits paying IS nearly $6m to keep Syrian plant open

Lafarge agrees to $778m fine after pleaded guilty in US trial to conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organisation

7 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

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

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.

7 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

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

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

7 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

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

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.

7 months ago·Canada

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USA Today

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

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

7 months ago·United States

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