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...investigations have only recently led to formal allegations and the government seizure of the Alavi Foundation’s New York-based real estate holdings...
...Alavi Foundation, a non-profit organization that has funded various Harvard programs in Middle Eastern culture and language, faced formal allegations from the U.S. government earlier this month that they had illegally given money and services to the Iranian government in violation of laws that regulate trade with Iran...
...grants received from the Alavi Foundation have funded programs at both Harvard College and Harvard Law School and have been spent to promote the academic purposes of the University...
...decades, the Alavi Foundation's affairs have been directed by various Iranian officials, including Iranian ambassadors to the United Nations, in violation of a series of American laws, Bharara said in a statement. There are also pending federal criminal charges against the foundations former president for obstruction of justice. Bharara's office later clarified that there was no allegation of wrongdoing on the part of the tenants or occupants of the properties...
...foundation has denied ties to the Iranian government. An Alavi attorney did not return calls or e-mail from TIME seeking comment, but has stated that the foundation is cooperating with federal authorities and would prevail in court. Calls and e-mail to the Iranian mission at the United Nations were not returned. (Watch a slideshow of the styles of Muslim women...