Rewards for Justice

DYER AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FLORIDIANS TO MAKE DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS TO FIGHTING TERRORISM
“United We Stand” License Plate Proceeds Will Go To Anti-Terrorist Fund

For Immediate Release: October 30, 2001 Contact: Art Shulman Phone: (203)354-5130
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., – Allowing every Floridian the opportunity to contribute to a U.S. State Department Program used to capture terrorists in Florida and around world, is the goal of an amendment to be introduced by Senator Buddy Dyer (D-Orlando SD14), Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla (R-Miami, SD34), Senator Jim King (R-Jacksonville, SD8), and Senator Jim Sebesta (R-St. Petersburg, SD20) on Tuesday.
Senate Bill 94B, sponsored by Dyer and Senator Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Pembroke Pines, SD34), was unanimously voted out of the Transportation committee last Wednesday and is up for consideration by the Florida Senate on Tuesday morning. The measure would allow Floridians to purchase a new “Red Cross” license plate with proceeds going to that organization for disaster relief or a new license plate with the flag of the United States and the slogan “United We Stand.”
The Dyer amendment would direct revenue from the sale of “United We Stand” license plates to the Rewards for Justice Fund, which is a non-profit organization, founded by private citizens following the September 11 attack on the World TradeCenter and the Pentagon.One hundred percent of contributions from members of the public to the Fund are donated to the Rewards for Justice Program, which was established by Congress with the passage of the 1984 Act to Combat International Terrorism.
The Rewards for Justice Program has been used as a tool in the apprehension of dozens of terrorists. According to the U.S. State Department, the program was a key factor in the apprehension of Ramsi Yousef, who was convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in 1993, killing 6 people and injuring 1000.
“Anti-terrorist experts believe that hundreds of individuals may be involved in helping to plan terrorist attacks. As a result terrorist leaders, like Mohammed Atta, have to depend upon networks of sympathizers who help them conduct financial transactions, obtain housing, and communicate while preparing to strike. No Floridian is happy that these monsters used our state as a training and staging area before they acted,” Dyer said. “Many times people get involved in these activities and want a way out. Our contributions will help turn terrorist sympathizers here in Florida and around the world into terrorist informants,”Dyer said.
“Floridians want the opportunity to not only help those who have suffered but they want the opportunity to contribute directly to the effort underway to stop terrorism.Purchasing a ‘United We Stand’ license plate with the proceeds going toa U.S. State Department program designed to capture terrorists will not only allow people to display their patriotism, but will give them the opportunity to contribute to a program that has a proven track record in helping to capture terrorists and stopping terrorists attacks before they happen,” Dyer said.
The Rewards for Justice Program helps cooperating individuals and their immediate family members with relocation in or to the United States or elsewhere, and they are assured of complete confidentiality. While the Diplomatic Security Service of the U.S. Department of State provides few details about their successes for obvious reasons of confidentiality, they do point to the use of the Rewards program in the capture of convicted terrorist Ramzi Yousef.
They also point to one other success story. During the Persian Gulf War an informant from an East Asian country came forward through the Rewards Program to inform the State Department about a planned terrorist attack. The terrorists had already surveyed their intended targets and had acquired automatic weapons, grenades and high explosives. One of the attacks, a planned terrorist bombing of airline ticket counters at a major airport, was scheduled to be carried out within 48 hours. The information provided was essential in thwarting the planned attack. In this case the terrorists were stopped by the U.S. and host nation authorities, saving thousands of innocent lives.
The Rewards for Justice Fund is a non-governmental, non-profit 501 (c) (3) charitable organization whose sole affiliation is with the U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program and 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.
The Rewards for Justice Fund was established by Internet and marketing entrepreneurs Scott Case and Joe Rutledge. Since conceiving the idea shortly after the September 11 attacks, they have obtained government authorization to allow U.S. citizens to contribute to the fund and have enlisted vigorous support from a wide range of leading policy makers with jurisdiction over terrorist-related issues. This is the first time individual Americans can provide direct financial support to government anti-terrorism activities.
The Rewards for Justice Fund has been authorized by the U.S. State Department, which administers the Rewards for Justice Program via its Diplomatic Security Service division.







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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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