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Media Report: US Frees Convicted Terror Financier as Part of Deal with Iran

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   ALebanesebusinessman,who pleaded guilty in 2018toviolatingU.S.
   sanctions,wasreleasedfrom U.S. federal prison last monthand is now back
   in Lebanon, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons saidin a report by
   Reuters.

   KassimTajideen, 65,was accused of financing Hezbollah,theIran-backed
   Lebanese Shiite group classified as a terrorist group by the U.S.

   In 2009,Tajideenwas designated animportant financial supporterof
   Hezbollah -- something he denies. He wasextradited to the U.S. afterhis
   2017arrestin Morocco.And in 2018,hepleaded guilty to charges associated
   with violating U.S. sanctionsand was sentenced to five years in prison.

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