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Terrorism Financing Task Force Releases Results of Two-Year Investigation

“The House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing on Tuesday released a bipartisan report of its 12 month long probe into the threat terror financing poses to the U.S. financial system…“For the last two years, the Task Force has been examining ways to improve the federal government’s approach to combatting the flow of funds to terrorist groups. This report incorporates essential components of the Task Force’s strategy to address illicit terrorist financing activity, which threatens our national security, financial system, and the international trade system. Thank you to Task Force Chairman Fitzpatrick, Vice Chairman Pittenger, Chairman Hensarling, and Ranking Member Waters for recognizing that putting a stop to terrorist financing is critical to improving our national security. I look forward to continuing to work on a bipartisan basis in the 115th Congress to codify our approach to countering terrorism financing and hopefully augmenting the number of Treasury attachés who are on the front lines of this effort,” said Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston)…”

  • STOPPING TERROR FINANCE: SECURING THE U.S. FINANCIAL SECTOR REPORT PREPARED BY THE STAFF OF THE TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE TERRORISM FINANCING, COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MICHAEL FITZPATRICK CHAIRMAN, TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE TERRORISM FINANCING STEPHEN F. LYNCH, RANKING MEMBER, TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE TERRORISM FINANCING – 114TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION DECEMBER 20, 2016.

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