In 2002, the United States Treasury Department contacted the Swiss government by letter in an effort to convince authorities that Al Taqwa Bank had set up a special line of credit for Al Qaeda financial kingpin Mamdouh Mahmoud Salim to finance terrorist attacks by various terrorist organizations, including Al Qaeda and Hamas.
In 2002, the US Treasury Department wrote to the Swiss government in an effort to convince them that Al Taqwa Bank had created a special financing arrangement for Al Qaeda's financial chief Mamdouh Mahmoud Salim to support terrorist activities by various organizations, including Al Qaeda and Hamas.