InfoCom Corporation
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InfoCom Corporation was a Web hosting service
company founded by five brothers in 1992. It was initially based in Dallas, Texas
, and before its dissolution it was based in Richardson, Texas
.
At its peak, it hosted approximately 500 mostly Arab websites. The company hosted the domain .iq for the country of Iraq
. The company hosted websites for Muslim organizations in the United States, including the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development
, the Islamic Association for Palestine, the Islamic Society of North America, and the Muslim Students Association. The company also hosted websites for entities abroad, including the Qatar
i television station Al Jazeera
, the Qatari newspaper al-Sharq, and Berzeit (Palestinian University of the West Bank).
InfoCom Corporation achieved notoriety for its connections with terrorist organizations Al Qaeda and Hamas
and with the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development
. The former owners have been convicted of a multitude of charges involving funneling money to and doing business with terrorist organizations. Ghassan Elashi
, in particular, was the chairman of the Holy Land Foundation.
The company was convicted of doing business with terrorist groups. The corporation, already defunct, was sentenced to two years probation. Ihsan Elashi and the company itself remain on the U.S. Department of Commerce's Denied Persons List, with an expiration date of June 29, 2056; the list gives Ihsan Elashi's current address as FCI Seagoville
.
Web hosting service
A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet...
company founded by five brothers in 1992. It was initially based in Dallas, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, and before its dissolution it was based in Richardson, Texas
Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 99,223. In 2011 the population was estimated to be 107,684. Richardson is an affluent inner suburb of Dallas and home of the Telecom Corridor with a high...
.
At its peak, it hosted approximately 500 mostly Arab websites. The company hosted the domain .iq for the country of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. The company hosted websites for Muslim organizations in the United States, including the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development
Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development
The Holy Land Foundation was the largest Islamic charity in the United States. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, it was originally known as Occupied Land Fund....
, the Islamic Association for Palestine, the Islamic Society of North America, and the Muslim Students Association. The company also hosted websites for entities abroad, including the Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
i television station Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar...
, the Qatari newspaper al-Sharq, and Berzeit (Palestinian University of the West Bank).
InfoCom Corporation achieved notoriety for its connections with terrorist organizations Al Qaeda and Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
and with the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development
Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development
The Holy Land Foundation was the largest Islamic charity in the United States. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, it was originally known as Occupied Land Fund....
. The former owners have been convicted of a multitude of charges involving funneling money to and doing business with terrorist organizations. Ghassan Elashi
Ghassan Elashi
Ghassan Elashi was a founder of the charitable group Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development and the Texas branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and a vice president of the Richardson, Texas, internet company InfoCom Corporation...
, in particular, was the chairman of the Holy Land Foundation.
The company was convicted of doing business with terrorist groups. The corporation, already defunct, was sentenced to two years probation. Ihsan Elashi and the company itself remain on the U.S. Department of Commerce's Denied Persons List, with an expiration date of June 29, 2056; the list gives Ihsan Elashi's current address as FCI Seagoville
Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville
The Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville , a federal prison in Seagoville, Texas, United States. It is on U.S. Highway 175 southeast of Downtown Dallas. The complex contains a low security prison as well as a minimum security prison or camp...
.
External links
- InfoCom (Archive)