The Romanian authorities extradited the Lebanese, Mohamed Bazzi, who holds dual Lebanese and Belgian nationalities, to the United States, on charges of financing the “Hezbollah” militia. Prosecutors confirmed today (Wednesday) that Bazzi will appear in Brooklyn Federal Court, on charges of evading sanctions and money laundering.
Bazzi, whom Washington accuses of sending millions of dollars to Hezbollah, was arrested last February on charges of secretly selling real estate he owns in Michigan and transferring money abroad in violation of US penal laws.
The US Treasury imposed sanctions on Bazzi (58 years old) in 2018, due to his links to the Hezbollah militia, which Washington classifies as a terrorist organization.
Prosecutors in Brooklyn had charged last week a person named Nazim Ahmed with financing Hezbollah and evading US sanctions by exporting diamonds and artwork worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
