Party of God, Inc. Court cases
2025 · Eastern District of Virginia · 1:25-cr-162
Ali Farhat
Latest release: Dual citizen indicted for using Lebanese business to support Hizballah
The Case's Tie to Hezbollah, in the Government's Words
“As alleged in the indictment, one of Farhat’s customers was Al Manar TV, a television station based in Lebanon that is owned and operated by Hizballah, which was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization on Oct. 8, 1997, by the U.S. Secretary of State.”
U.S. Department of Justice, Dual citizen indicted for using Lebanese business to support Hizballah,
press release, June 5, 2025, para. 3, justice.gov.
Defendants and Outcomes
Ali Farhat Charged as of June 5, 2025
“A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a dual U.S.-Lebanese citizen with conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and conspiracy to launder money.”
U.S. Department of Justice,
Dual citizen indicted for using Lebanese business to support Hizballah,
press release, June 5, 2025, para. 2, justice.gov.
Exhibits
Exhibit 1
U.S. Department of Justice,
Dual citizen indicted for using Lebanese business to support Hizballah,
press release, June 5, 2025, justice.gov.Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.
Summary The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the FBI Washington Field Office announced that a federal grand jury indicted dual U.S. Lebanese citizen Ali Farhat on charges of conspiring to provide material support to Hezbollah and conspiring to launder money. The indictment was returned in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, in case number 1:25-cr-162, and the announcement states that it was issued today.