2017 · District of Columbia

Kassim Tajideen and 1 Co-defendant

Latest release: Lebanese Businessman Tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering Scheme Involving The Evasion of U.S. Sanctions

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

“Kassim Tajideen, a prominent financial supporter of the Hizballah terror organization, has been arrested and charged with evading U.S. sanctions imposed on him because of his financial support of Hizballah.”

Defendants and Outcomes

• Kassim Tajideen Sentenced as of Aug. 8, 2019

  “The operator of a network of businesses in Lebanon and Africa whom the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated as a financier of Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based terrorist group, was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $50 million by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton of the District of Columbia.”

  U.S. Department of Justice, Lebanese Businessman Tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering Scheme Involving the Evasion of U.S. Sanctions, press release, Aug. 8, 2019, para. 2, justice.gov.

• 1 co-defendant is charged in the same case. The release does not tie this person to Hezbollah by name, so the name is not shown here.

Exhibits

1. Exhibit 1

   U.S. Department of Justice, Lebanese Businessman Tied to Hizballah Arrested for Violating IEEPA and Defrauding the U.S. Government, press release, Mar. 24, 2017, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

   Summary The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest and indictment of Lebanese businessman Kassim Tajideen on charges including conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, unlawful transactions with a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. Tajideen was arrested overseas on March 12, 2017, the indictment was unsealed and he made his initial court appearance on March 24, 2017, and he was ordered held pending a detention hearing scheduled for March 29.

2. Exhibit 2

   U.S. Department of Justice, Lebanese Businessman Tied to Hizballah Arrested For Violating IEEPA and Defrauding the U.S. Government, press release, Mar. 24, 2017, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

3. Exhibit 3

   U.S. Department of Justice, Lebanese Businessman Tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy in Furtherance of Violations of U.S. Sanctions, press release, Dec. 6, 2018, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

   Summary The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Kassim Tajideen pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments in furtherance of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The plea was entered before Judge Reggie B. Walton, is contingent on court approval, and provides for an agreed sentence of 60 months in prison and $50 million in criminal forfeiture, with sentencing scheduled for January 18, 2019.

4. Exhibit 4

   U.S. Department of Justice, Lebanese Businessman Tied by Treasury Department to Hezballah Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy in Furtherance of Violations of U.S. Sanctions, press release, Dec. 6, 2018, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

   Summary The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Kassim Tajideen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments in furtherance of violating U.S. sanctions imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Tajideen entered the plea before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with sentencing scheduled for January 18, 2019, subject to the court’s approval of the plea.

5. Exhibit 5

   U.S. Department of Justice, Lebanese Businessman Tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering Scheme Involving the Evasion of U.S. Sanctions, press release, Aug. 8, 2019, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

   Summary The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Kassim Tajideen was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $50 million after pleading guilty to conspiring to launder monetary instruments in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton for the District of Columbia following Tajideen’s guilty plea.

6. Exhibit 6

   U.S. Department of Justice, Lebanese Businessman Tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering Scheme Involving The Evasion of U.S. Sanctions, press release, Aug. 8, 2019, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

   Summary The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Kassim Tajideen, whom the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated as a Hezbollah financier in 2009, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $50 million. Tajideen had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments in furtherance of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, involving transactions that evaded U.S. sanctions.

7. Exhibit 7

   U.S. Department of Justice, Charging document attached to the release, charging document (PDF), Mar. 24, 2017, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

8. Exhibit 8

   U.S. Department of Justice, Charging document attached to the release, charging document (PDF), Mar. 24, 2017, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.