2015 · Eastern District of New York · 15-CR-491 (ENV), 15-M-962

Iman Kobeissi and Joseph Asmar

Latest release: Hezbollah Associate Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Charge

The Case's Tie to Hezbollah, in the Government's Words

“Kobeissi also allegedly arranged to obtain firearms and heavy weapons for her associates in Hezbollah and other independent criminal groups in Iran.”

Defendants and Outcomes

• Iman Kobeissi Charged as of Oct. 9, 2015

  “Kobeissi was arrested yesterday in Atlanta, Georgia.”

  U.S. Department of Justice, Two Hezbollah Associates Arrested On Charges Of Conspiring To Launder Narcotics Proceeds And International Arms Trafficking, press release, Oct. 9, 2015, para. 2, justice.gov.

• Joseph Asmar Pleaded guilty as of May 26, 2017

  “Earlier today, Joseph Asmar, a citizen of Lebanon, pled guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to a money laundering charge for laundering funds he believed to be drug money.”

  U.S. Department of Justice, Hezbollah Associate Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Charge, press release, May 26, 2017, para. 1, justice.gov.

Exhibits

1. Exhibit 1

   U.S. Department of Justice, Two Hezbollah Associates Arrested On Charges Of Conspiring To Launder Narcotics Proceeds And International Arms Trafficking, press release, Oct. 9, 2015, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

2. Exhibit 2

   U.S. Department of Justice, Hezbollah Associate Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Charge, press release, May 26, 2017, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

   Summary The document announces that Joseph Asmar pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge in the Eastern District of New York for laundering funds he believed were drug proceeds. The announcement was issued by Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and the guilty plea was entered earlier that day before United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano in Brooklyn.