Military families demand DOJ distribute nearly $800M from French cement company found guilty of bribing ISIS
Military families are urging the Department of Justice to distribute nearly $800 million from Lafarge, a French cement company found guilty of bribing ISIS. The lawsuit includes families of service members affected by ISIS, highlighting the impact of the company's actions on their lives. Lafarge is appealing the court's ruling, which marked a significant accountability for corporate misconduct in terrorism funding.
- ▪Lafarge was found guilty by a French court of paying millions in bribes to ISIS to keep its factory operational in Syria.
- ▪Nearly 1,000 plaintiffs, primarily military families, are part of the lawsuit seeking compensation from Lafarge's settlement with the DOJ.
- ▪The company paid over $6.5 million to ISIS between 2013 and 2014 to maintain production facilities.
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Politics Military families demand DOJ distribute nearly $800M from French cement company found guilty of bribing ISIS By Jennifer Griffin, Liz Friden, James Levinson, Fox News Published May 23, 2026, 2:55 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: Detroit-bound plane diverted to Canada after passenger from Ebola-hit region boarded High school teacher who allegedly had sex with student in closet now faces charges involving more teens Ebola treatment center set on fire in Congo after residents clash with authorities over victim's body In November 2017, Chief Petty Officer Kenton Stacy was injured in Raqqa, Syria while clearing the second floor of a hospital that ISIS had booby trapped with explosives.
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