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The Rewards for Justice Fund is a non-governmental, non-profit 501 (c) (3) charitable organization whose sole affiliation with the U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program is for the purpose of raising and providing private contributions for its use in the identification and apprehension of terrorists operating within the United States and abroad.

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Questions and Answers Regarding The Rewards for Justice Fund

1. What is the Rewards for Justice Fund? The Rewards for Justice Fund is a non-profit charitable organization that was created following the brutal attacks on the United States to allow citizens to contribute directly to the America's efforts to fight terrorism.

2. How does the Rewards for Justice Fund help combat terrorism? The Rewards for Justice Fund allows ordinary citizens to make financial contributions, 100 percent of which will be turned over to the U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program. The Program has been an extremely effective weapon in the fight against terrorism for almost 20 years. With the additional backing from Americans who want to do their part, this weapon will become even more powerful, providing terrorism-fighting agents additional tools to capture terrorists around the world.

3. What is the Rewards for Justice Program? Since its launch in the mid-1980s, the Rewards for Justice Program has quietly but effectively combated terrorism by using reward dollars to identify and apprehend terrorists who are planning, or have committed terrorist acts. As a result, the program has successfully thwarted a number of airline hijackings and other acts of terrorism. This program has demonstrated time and again that one of the most effective ways to stop terrorism is entice informants to expose the names, locations and plans of terrorists before they strike. The State Department's informants around the world have regularly shown that they are willing to do so, for a price. The Rewards for Justice Program is funded in large part by government monies, but also has received significant grants from private organizations that have an interest in combating terrorism. The Rewards for Justice Fund, since its inception late last year has been the perfect outlet for such private donations.For additional information on this government program, visit #.

4. How effective has the Rewards for Justice Program been in capturing terrorists? The The Rewards for Justice Program has stopped numerous acts of terror, saving thousands of lives in the U.S. and around the world. During the Persian Gulf War, an informant from an East Asian country came forward to inform the State Department of a planned terrorist bombing of airline ticket counters at a major airport. That attack, which was to be carried out within 48 hours, was thwarted thanks in large part to the information provided to the Rewards for Justice Program.Also, information given to the Program led to the capture of Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, who was later convicted of the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center that killed 6 innocent people and injured thousands of others.The Program has paid about $9.5 million since its creation to help catch terrorists and stop their evil plans.

5. Why should private citizens contribute to a Fund that will help support a government program that is already being funded by tax dollars? Our nation has a strong history of private citizens augmenting public financing of programs in times of crisis. While the events of Sept. 11 have put a great strain on the Treasury, private contributions to relief efforts are being made in record numbers. Now, looking forward, Americans have a chance to contribute to the tracking and capture of terrorists in an effort to prevent future attacks at home and abroad. Given the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and strong indications that terrorists may be contemplating other hostile acts against U.S. citizens, it seems prudent to help this program in every way possible. The Fund will rely solely on voluntary contributions, from donors who wish to help this program with dollars above and beyond those allocated to it by Congress. The additional dollars could give the State Department more tools and a greater flexibility in its fight against terrorism.

6. Does the Fund have any commercial or for-profit goals? No. The Rewards for Justice Fund has been established for the sole purpose for sending private contributions from citizens directly to the State Department's Rewards for Justice Program. There is no commercial or company tie-in of any kind involved in the Fund.

7. Who founded the Fund? The Fund was conceived and developed by Scott Case and Joe Rutledge following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon. Case is a successful entrepreneur who co-founded priceline.com and is currently building two new high-tech businesses. Joe Rutledge is a successful marketing executive who worked on the launch of one of priceline's subsidiary businesses, and previously worked at NBC and on Capitol Hill.

8. Are the Fund's founders contributing to it? Yes. Its founders have made a commitment that will assure the Fund receives at least one million dollars. However, their goal is to raise a far greater sum for the Fund by encouraging thousands of other Americans to join them in making donations.

9. Does the Fund have any partisan political dimension? No. The fund is solely a charitable effort and is in no way associated with any partisan political activity, cause or individual.

10. How can citizens contribute to the Fund? Those who want to contribute to the Fund should visit its web site -- www.RewardsFund.us -- where contributions can be made quickly, anonymously and securely. Donations can be made online with any major credit card, or by sending a check to the following address: Rewards for Justice Fund, P.O. Box 96537, Washington, DC 20090. A full 100 percent of all donations to the Fund, regardless of how they are made, will be contributed to the State Department's Rewards for Justice Program.

11. Are donations to the Fund tax deductible? Donations made to the Rewards for Justice Fund are tax deductible, subject to applicable federal and state regulations that govern 501 (c) (3) charitable organizations. Donors will receive, and will be able to print, confirmation notices that can be used for their tax records.

12. Are donations that are made to the Fund safe? To assure that online donations are secure, the Rewards for Justice Fund relies on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, which keeps personal information as secure as possible.

13. Is my contribution anonymous? Yes. The names of donors will not be made public, though the Fund can assist in publicizing significant donations from individuals, companies or organizations.

14. How will personal information be used? Personal information will not be used in any way, except to process donations. The Rewards for Justice Fund recognizes that many Americans are, understandably, concerned about privacy issues that surround the use of the Internet. Consequently, the Fund guarantees that it will not use any of the personal information that donors provide beyond the processing of their gift. The Fund will not sell, trade, rent or disclose your personal information to any other individuals or companies.

15. How can people verify that the Rewards for Justice Program receives the money raised from citizens who respond to the Rewards for Justice Fund call to action? Fully 100% of the funds raised from members of the public will be contributed to the Rewards for Justice Program. All records of the Fund's income, expenses and disbursements will be made available to the public on a regular basis by an accounting firm that will be retained for this purpose. Information on how citizens or members of the press can access this information will be made available as soon as possible, and will be posted on the Rewards for Justice Fund's web site, www.RewardsFund.us.