Washington (eCanadaNow) - A 42-count indictment was handed down to an Islamic charity by a federal grand jury on Wednesday.  The indictment was handed to the charity after it was found that they were giving money to a terrorist.

The federal grand jury found and noted in the indictment that the Islamic charity, which has since been completely disbanded, was sending money to a terrorist from Afghanistan.  They were also indicted for a former Republican congressman was involved in money laundering, obstruction of justice, and more.

The indictment stated that Rep. Mark Deli Siljander of Michigan was receiving money, stolen federal funds, from the Islamic charity.  The charity is called the Islamic American Relief Agency.

The charity was previously known as the Islamic African Relief Agency and was based in Columbia, Missouri.  It was closed in 2004 after the U.S. Treasury Department found it to be involved in a global terrorist organization.

Assistant Attorney General Wainstein stated that the indictment "paints a troubling picture of an American charity organization that engaged in transactions for the benefit of terrorists and conspired with a former U.S. Congressman to convert stolen federal funds into payment for his advocacy on behalf of the charity."