Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday issued sanctions on a Lebanese businessman and seven companies he owns for his support of the militant group Hezbollah.
The department said Muhammad Abdallah al-Amin secretly held funds for Adham Husayn Tabaja, who has connections to senior leadership in Hezbollah. Tabaja had a "significant amount of funds in al-Amin's name at a Lebanese bank," a statement from U.S. officials said, adding that al-Amin helped Tabaja circumvent sanctions.