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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2010
- Nationality
- Palestinian
- Checked
Abd al Aziz Awda
Abd al Aziz Awda, a Palestinian national, is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2010. He is wanted for: Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO); Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering; Conspiracy to Murder Persons in a Foreign Country.
He is described as having brown eyes and black hair. Born on 20 December 1950 in Jabaliyah, Gaza Strip, he would now be 75.
- Murder or homicide
- Terrorism
- Organised crime
- Money laundering
- Extortion or racketeering
Charges, as published
- Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO)
- Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering
- Conspiracy to Murder Persons in a Foreign Country
Case details, as published by FBI
Abd Al Aziz Awda is wanted for conspiracy to conduct the affairs of the designated international terrorist organization known as the "Palestinian Islamic Jihad" (PIJ) through a pattern of racketeering activities such as bombings, murders, extortions, and money laundering. Awda was one of the original founders and the spiritual leader of the PIJ and is presently still involved in the organization, which has its headquarters located in Damascus, Syria. He was listed as a "Specially Designated Terrorist" under United States law on January 23, 1995. Awda was indicted in a 53 count indictment in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa, Florida.
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