Here's what happens when non-profits send money to designated terrorists…
This was a whistleblower case…
Under the settlement, NPA is
required to pay $2.025 million to the United States (that amount is based on an analysis of
NPA’s ability to pay a monetary settlement), and it has revised its internal policies to ensure that
it complies with applicable U.S. sanctions laws and the terms of its USAID grants. In addition,
in connection with the settlement, NPA has admitted to and accepted responsibility for its
conduct.
Since at least 2012, NPA has received monetary grants from USAID to fund various
projects and programs. As a condition of receiving those grants, NPA submitted certifications to
USAID each year in which it represented that, “to the best of its current knowledge, it did not
provide within the previous ten years, and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that it does not
and will not knowingly provide, material support or resources to any individual or entity that
commits, attempts to commit, advocates, facilitates, or participates in terrorist acts . . . .” In
these annual certifications, NPA also represented that “[b]efore providing any material support
or resources to an individual or entity,” it would (1) “verify that the individual or entity does not
appear . . . on the [SDN List],” and (2) “consider all information about that individual or entity . .
. that is reasonably available to it or of which it should be aware.” The annual certifications
defined “material support and resources” to include “training [and] expert advice or assistance.”
https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/pressrelease_040318_norwegian_aid_settlement.pdf