Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Andorra’s First Instance Court has frozen bank accounts of people with close ties to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as part of an international investigation into terrorism financing, newspaper DiariAndorra reported.

The U.S. Treasury Department and other agencies have been investigating accounts and financial activity linked to Chavez family members and Venezuelan government officials, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the case.

The accounts, in Miami, Panama, China and Andorra, may be used to transfer funds to terrorist groups including the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Hezbollah, Hamas and ETA, according to DiariAndorra.

A spokeswoman at the Venezuelan Communications and Information Ministry declined to comment on the report to Bloomberg News and a spokeswoman at the Finance Ministry wasn’t immediately available to comment.

A phone message left by Bloomberg News for Marti Adams, a U.S. Treasury Department spokeswoman, wasn’t immediately returned.

To contact the reporter on this story: Daniel Cancel in Caracas at dcancel@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: September 10, 2009 11:59 EDT