The local of has taken an international turn, as authorities allege proceeds from the organization鈥檚 nightclubs, drugs, and money laundering operations went overseas to fund militant Lebanese group , an organization designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S.
KEYE reports on the arraignment of the Yassine Enterprises defendants :
During bond hearings in federal court in Austin Tuesday, an Internal Revenue Service investigator said Hussein "Mike" Ali Yassine and Mohammed "Steve Austin" Ali Yassine sent money in $2,500 increments to their uncle, Mohammed Ishmael in Lebanon.聽 Authorities say he is associated with Hezbollah, a militant group and political party in Lebanon.聽
The neither of the Yassine brothers were granted bail.
As KUT News , Yassine Enterprises owns several Sixth Street and downtown nightclubs: Pure, Spill, Kiss & Fly, Treasure Island, Hyde, Fuel, Malaia and Roial, plus the Stack Burger Bar.
