LET has claimed responsibility for both the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. LET has been designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and under E.O. 13224 as a SDGT since December 2001.

Hafiz Abdur Rauf, is alleged to be the FIF chief, operating LET’s relief activities under the FIF alias. In 2009, Rauf is alleged to have participated in a fundraiser in Pakistan to raise money for the organization under the FIF alias. Rauf was also selected as LET’s Director of Humanitarian Relief in 2008 and LET’s Director of Public Service in 2003. Furthermore, Rauf has served as a spokesperson for LET, and has developed high-profile, media programs through FIF to gain support for LET. In May 2004, Rauf also presented the annual report of a medical organization in his capacity as chief of JUD’s welfare wing.

Mian Abdullah has a similar role to Rauf, serving as a liaison to prominent Pakistani businessmen and soliciting financial support for LET. Prior to assuming this role, Abdullah was LET’s Director of Finance. He obtained this position once Haji Muhammad Ashraf following Ashraf’s designation as a SDGT in May 2008. Finally, Abdullah served as the head of LET’s training camps in early 2009 and as an LET leader in Peshawar, Pakistan, and as an instructor in an LET camp in Afghanistan.

Finally, Mohammad Naushad Alam Khan is a key financial facilitator for LET, lending support to the organization through an international counterfeit currency and smuggling network. Naushad has recruited members to LET’s smuggling network and provided them with counterfeit currency, thereby facilitating the network’s operations.

The author of this blog is Erich Ferrari, an attorney specializing in OFAC litigation. If you have any questions please contact him at 202-280-6370 at 202-351-6161 or ferrari@ferrari-legal.com.