Military families want DOJ to 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 convicted of bribing ISIS. The families, including those of injured veterans, claim they have not received any compensation from the funds paid to the DOJ. Lafarge was found guilty by a French court and is currently appealing the decision.
- ▪Lafarge paid $777 million to the DOJ in 2022 after being convicted of supporting ISIS.
- ▪Military families, including those of injured veterans, are part of a lawsuit against Lafarge seeking the release of the funds.
- ▪A French court sentenced Lafarge's former CEO to six years in prison for providing material support to a terror group.
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Veterans Military families want DOJ to distribute nearly $800M from French cement company found guilty of bribing ISIS Lafarge paid $777M to DOJ in 2022, but military families say they haven't seen a dime By Jennifer Griffin Fox News Published May 23, 2026 10:49am EDT | Updated May 23, 2026 10:51am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Military families sue French company found guilty of funding ISIS Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on military families seeking the release of forfeited funds from Lafarge, a French company convicted of supporting ISIS terrorists, on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In November 2017, Chief Petty Officer Kenton Stacy was injured in…
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