REPORT: FBI Moves to Criminalize Major Climate Groups Over Fraud Accusations

The FBI is reportedly taking action to hold major climate groups accountable for accusations of fraud linked to Biden-era EPA grants.

Today, financial institution Citibank released court filings stating that President Trump’s FBI asked them to freeze funds to several ‘green energy’ nonprofits.

Organizations listed include Habitat for Humanity, United Way, and the Colorado Clean Energy Fund.

Take a look for yourself:

Here is the language of the FBI's letter https://t.co/lKFItVg2Hs pic.twitter.com/p3i116SbIY

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 12, 2025

The FBI is investigating allegations of criminal activity surrounding Climate United, a green energy group that got massive funding from the Biden EPA, according to court filings today. pic.twitter.com/PDy3xsbgyt

— Sarah Bedford (@sarahcbedford) March 12, 2025

The New Republic reported:

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 Wednesday that it was told to freeze the groups’ bank accounts at the FBI’s request. The reason? The FBI alleges that the groups are involved in “possible criminal violations,” including “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”

Mario Nawfal broke down what’s happening:

🚨 🇺🇸 FBI MOVES TO CRIMINALIZE MAJOR CLIMATE GROUPS UNDER TRUMP

The FBI is targeting major climate organizations like Habitat for Humanity, accusing them of fraud for accepting EPA grants awarded during Biden's presidency.

Citibank court filings show these groups—previously… https://t.co/Rgy5FH5XNT pic.twitter.com/l8ccd5j4xy

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 13, 2025

More details from Tech Crunch:

Citibank revealed in court filings on Wednesday that the FBI, the EPA, the EPA inspector general, and the Treasury Department have all requested that the bank freeze accounts of several nonprofits and state government agencies.

The accounts were frozen in February, but the new documents make public details that had previously been unknown, including a full list of the nonprofits under FBI scrutiny…

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The FBI has requested that Citibank place 30-day administrative freezes on accounts held by nonprofits that were recipients of the green bank funding. It also asked the bank to freeze other nonprofit and state government agency accounts, including Habitat for Humanity, United Way, the Colorado Clean Energy Fund, and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.

Three nonprofits that received green bank funds have sued Citibank, asking the bank to release the money in their accounts.

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin has said that the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund doesn’t align with the agency’s priorities and that he has concerns about fraud, though he has not provided evidence to support that claim.