A three-count indictment was unsealed today in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Mohammad Bazzi with, mainly, money laundering. He is a Lebanese and Belgian citizen, and Talal Chahine, a Lebanese citizen. Charged with conspiracy to conduct and cause United States persons to conduct unlawful transactions with a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Also, attempt to conduct and cause United States persons to conduct unlawful transactions with a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and money laundering conspiracy. The indictment was returned under seal by a federal grand jury sitting in Brooklyn, New York on January 27, 2023, and relates to Bazzi and Chahine’s alleged activities in the United States, as directed from Lebanon.
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