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Joseph Asmar

Designations and court status
AuthorityStatusDateBasis or courtSource
U.S. courtPleaded guilty May 26, 2017Eastern District of New YorkCase

Tie to Hezbollah, in the Government's Words

“An indictment was also unsealed today against Joseph Asmar, an alleged Hezbollah associate who is charged with money laundering conspiracy.”

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.

As Listed

  • Justice Department Joseph Asmar

Exhibits

  1. Exhibit 1

    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.

  2. Exhibit 2

    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.

Cite this pageMiddle East Forum, “Joseph Asmar,” Party of God, Inc., accessed October 21, 2026.