Lafarge S.A., a French-based cement manufacturer, was fined almost $800 million dollars by the United States Department of Justice. Lafarge pleaded guilty to providing material support and resources to the Islamic State (ISIS) and al–Nusrah Front (ANF). This is the first time the material support or resources provision of the Antiterrorism Act (ATA) has been used for prosecuting a private corporation. Ryan Green argues that the DOJ using this provision the signifies the aggressive pursuit of non-compliant successor entities.
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