FBI Seizes $134,000 In Muslim Charity Probe
DETROIT -- Federal agents seized more than $134,000 in cash from the home of the founder of a Muslim charity, according to court records cited by a Detroit newspaper.

Agents also seized Iraqi military decorations, a computer, photographs, videotapes and fundraising brochures in Monday's raid on the home of Mujahid Al-Fayadh, founder of Life for Relief and Development and a member of the organization's board.

Mohammed Alomari, a spokesman for Life for Relief, told The Detroit News for a story published Friday that Al-Fayadh is a fundraiser for both Life for Relief and the Hidaya Muslim Community Association, an Ann Arbor mosque where he serves as imam and project manager.

Al-Fayadh's home was one of five locations, including Life for Relief's Southfield headquarters, searched Monday by FBI counterterrorism agents, the newspaper said.

The FBI has said only that the warrants were executed as part of a criminal investigation. Nobody has been arrested or charged.

Life for Relief's head of legal services, Ihsan Alkhatib, said Monday that the agents were investigating whether the charity conducted business in Iraq before the 2003 war in violation of legal sanctions against the country.

Alkhatib said the organization "did everything by the book."

Alomari said the 14-year-old organization raises money for humanitarian relief efforts and for development projects such as building schools, water treatment plants, computer centers and sewing centers for women. It is active in Iraq, Pakistan, Jordan, Israel, Syria and Sierra Leone.