FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds

Citibank says FBI recommended that it freeze the accounts of climate grant recipients
A legal filing from Citibank may shine light on the Trump administration’s anti-climate crusade, with the bank saying it was informed that the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was under an active criminal investigation.
FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money
The accounts were frozen in February, but documents filed today make public details which had previously been unknown.
Trump administration demands Citibank freeze Biden’s $20B climate slush fund due to criminal probe
The Trump administration has ordered Citibank to freeze a $20 billion fund for pop-up climate groups provided by then-lame-duck President Joe Biden’s EPA because it is tied up in a criminal
Judge questions Trump administration claw back of $20 billion climate fund
A U.S. judge on Wednesday pressed President Donald Trump's administration for evidence of fraud, waste and abuse in a $20 billion climate funding program that the administration has moved to terminate.
EPA accused of faking criminal investigation to claw back climate funds
On Wednesday, a ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee accused the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of "misusing law enforcement" to claw back climate funds and "humor" Donald Trump’s "vindictive political whims."
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Court Docs Reveal Citibank Froze Nonprofits’ Accounts on FBI’s Request
Citibank was following requests from the Trump White House when it froze the accounts of several nonprofits last month.
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FBI: Habitat for Humanity Among Groups Under Investigation
Sources say the FBI, under the direction of the Trump administration, is moving to criminalize organizations that received ...
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EPA Freezes, Then Terminates, Multi-Billion Dollar Climate Grants, Scuttling Projects and Triggering Lawsuits
The lawsuits could take months, if not years, to resolve, experts say, leaving green banks, clean energy startups and ...
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Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The FBI is moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration. Citibank revealed in a court filing ...
Climate Group Sues EPA Over Frozen Billions in Bank Accounts
Climate United was awarded money under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund last year but said its bank account has been frozen ...