{"id":1788342,"date":"2022-12-28T06:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T11:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1788342"},"modified":"2022-12-28T06:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T11:49:26","slug":"report-fbi-probed-u-s-philanthropic-org-at-request-of-russian-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-fbi-probed-u-s-philanthropic-org-at-request-of-russian-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: FBI probes U.S. Philanthropic Organisation at Russian Government&#8217;s Request"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-fbi-probed-u-s-philanthropic-org-at-request-of-russian-government%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1788342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>According to some reports, the FBI investigated the MacArthur Foundation, an American philanthropic institution, at the request the Russian government, despite there being no criminal allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Russia requested information from the FBI in 2004 about the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and its $4.5 million in grants to Ukrainians, according to\u00a0documents reviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/dec\/26\/fbi-probed-prominent-us-philanthropic-foundation-r\/\">The Washington Times<\/a> Monday<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would like to ask you to request the U.S. law enforcement authorities to confirm or refute the existence of [this] foundation, and if it exists \u2014 confirm the legal nature of transactions whereby the funds were transferred to Ukrainian citizens,&#8221; The Russian official wrote to the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>The MacArthur Foundation was established in 1970. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macfound.org\/about\/our-history\/\">awarded<\/a> Over $7.5 billion was granted in support of democracy, criminal justice and journalism. The group was established in 2001. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macfound.org\/tags\/russia\">working<\/a> The foundation was established in the former Soviet Union in 1991. However, it was forced to close in 2015. &#8220;undesirable organizations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet the FBI&#8217;s Chicago office met Russia&#8217;s request, and the foundation cooperated.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Mintz, the\u00a0Macarthur Foundation\u2019s general counsel, confirmed the organization worked with the FBI but was unaware it was ever under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In general, we strive to respond to reasonable requests for information from governmental entities that are otherwise publicly available or from other pertinent sources in response to the legal process,&#8221; Mintz said. &#8220;We responded to a reasonable request from the FBI regarding grants we made, which are public knowledge and included in our tax returns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The documents that were not redacted by the U.S. government aren&#8217;t clear evidence that the MacArthur Foundation was involved or even suspected of criminal activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to some reports, the FBI investigated the MacArthur Foundation, an American philanthropic institution, at the request the Russian government, despite there being no criminal allegations. Russia requested information from the FBI in 2004 about the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. 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