The dual U.S.-Lebanese citizen Ali Farhat, 59, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday for allegedly conspiring to launder money and support the Hezbollah terror organization, the U.S. Justice Department stated. He faces up to 40 years in prison for the two charges.

Farhat owns and operates a Lebanese company, which resells electronics equipment, which it purchases in the United States, the Middle East and Africa, per the indictment, which alleges that a Hezbollah station was a client of the company.

“Al Manar TV was designed to cultivate support for Hezbollah by, among other things, raising money for its activities and recruiting volunteers for future attacks,” the Justice Department stated. It adds that Farhat and the company conspired with a relative of his and others to pu

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