Gold Star family members and injured veterans press the U.S. Department of Justice to distribute about $777 million held from Lafarge’s case. Multiple reports say the money is tied to Lafarge, a French cement company that a French court found guilty of bribing ISIS, with the conviction involving alleged support to the group in Syria. According to the accounts, DOJ currently holds the funds as unreleased “victim funds,” and the plaintiffs argue they should be distributed to those they say were harmed. The reports also describe the injuries of at least one service member connected to the effort, citing Chief Petty Officer Kenton Stacy, who was injured in Raqqa, Syria in 2017 while clearing a hospital where ISIS left booby traps with explosives. The articles indicate the families and veterans are seeking to compel DOJ action through legal proceedings, framing their request around compensation tied to the funds collected in the Lafarge matter. The reporting does not detail a DOJ response or the basis for the hold on the funds.