US military families sue French company that pleaded guilty to supporting ISIS
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A lawsuit brought by the families U.S. service members who were killed by ISIS claims French cement company Lafarge but profits while contracting with ISIS militants.
Lafarge, a French company which at the time was among the largest in the world, pleaded guilty and were ordered to pay a nearly $800-million fine in October after the company was subject to the U.S. government's first-ever prosecution of a company for supporting terrorism. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee
Lafarge built a $680 million plant in northern Syria in 2011 but soon began facing competition from companies importing cheaper cement, according to the Justice Department. Prosecutors accused the company of turning a blind eye to the actions of the ISIS militant groups it was working with, saying the financial deals made were not out of ideological alignment with the terrorist groups but an attempt to secure an economic advantage.