# Alarming fraud trend puts small-town mosque with industry and foreign govt ties in focus: ‘Our motherland now’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alarming-fraud-trend-puts-small-town-mosque-with-industry-and-foreign-govt-ties-in-focus-our-motherland-now/
- Published: 2026-10-25T09:00:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T10:11:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alarming-fraud-trend-puts-small-town-mosque-industry-foreign-govt-ties-focus-our-motherland-now
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- An Ohio mosque received donations from several trucking firms cited for violations.
- The report links the centre’s fundraising to Uzbek-owned trucking companies.
- Phoenix Cargo said its $150,000 donation was a small share of the construction budget.

## Summary

The Islamic Center of Maineville, a mosque under construction in a small Ohio village, has drawn attention amid local concerns about trucking fraud and safety. A report says the centre received substantial donations from trucking companies whose records include safety and compliance violations, and found links on the mosque’s Telegram channel to people identified as current or former Uzbek officials.

The article says Buraq Limited donated at least $28,000, Premier Trucking Group at least $25,000, Foko Logistics $20,000 and Maca Transportation at least $7,000. Federal records cited in the report show violations involving matters such as invalid licences, English proficiency, hours of service and vehicle maintenance; some inspections led to vehicles being taken out of service. Phoenix Cargo, which the article says donated $150,000, said that was only a fraction of the construction budget and that it was not among the project’s top 100 donors. The mosque did not respond to the article’s request for comment.

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