Post by Scumhunter on Oct 29, 2019 23:29:18 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: fbi.gov)
From the fbi.gov website (slightly reformatted for easier reading):
Aliases: Hossein A. Larijani, Hossein Larijani, Mehrdad Ahmad Larijani, Mehrdad Larijani
Date(s) of Birth Used: October 31, 1963, August 31, 1963
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Height: Approximately 5'8"
Weight: Approximately 175 pounds
Sex: Male
Race: White
Occupation: Businessman
Nationality: Iranian
Languages: Persian (Farsi), English
NCIC: W421654733
Reward:
The United States Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program is offering a reward of up to $3 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Hossein Ahmad Larijani.
Remarks:
Larijani may travel to China, Singapore, Hong Kong, or Turkey.
Caution:
Hossein Ahmad Larijani is wanted by the FBI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security Investigations) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (Office of Export Enforcement), for his alleged involvement in illegally procuring technology that originated in the United States and was later incorporated into Improvised Explosive Devices which targeted U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq from 2008 to 2010. Larijani executed this scheme with one Iranian company, three companies in Singapore, and four co-conspirators also in Singapore. Three co-conspirators were arrested and extradited to the U.S., pleaded guilty, served time in federal prison, and were deported back to Singapore. The remaining co-conspirator remains at large in Singapore.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Hossein Ahmad Larijani on September 15, 2010, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., after he was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States by dishonest means; smuggling; illegal exports and attempted illegal exports in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA); and obstruction of justice.
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RISK
Submit a Tip:
If you have any information concerning this case, and you are outside the United States, please contact the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
Inside the United States, please contact your local FBI office or the FBI's toll-free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). You may also submit a tip online at: tips.fbi.gov.
Field Office: Minneapolis
www.fbi.gov/wanted/counterintelligence/hossein-ahmad-larijani
Thoughts? As of this posting date (10/30/2019), Larijani is on the FBI's website as one of their most wanted counterintelligence fugitives. I think he was added this week to the physical website although perhaps I missed it earlier as the 3 million reward was announced last year. Minneapolis seems to be the listed field office because Larijani allegedly procured the parts for the IEDs from Minnesota: www.startribune.com/fbi-announces-3-million-reward-for-help-finding-iranian-who-sourced-ied-parts-from-minnesota/501035961/
Guys like Larijani are usually very hard to capture, but what we can hope for is if he attempts to travel he can be found out as his profile indicates he has traveled in the past.
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