Person

Kassim Tajideen

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.”

As Listed

• Justice Department Kassim Tajideen

Exhibits

1. Exhibit 1

   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.

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.

   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.

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