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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2018
- Nationality
- American
- Checked
Roda Abdulhassan Taher
The FBI lists Roda Abdulhassan Taher, an American national, on its Wanted list (notice published in 2018). The notice links Taher to charges that include fraud, money laundering and robbery or theft.
He is described as 1.68 m tall, weighing about 68 kg, with brown eyes and black hair. Born on 1 November 1978 in Los Angeles, California, he would now be 47.
- Fraud or forgery
- Money laundering
- Robbery, theft or burglary
Charges, as published
- Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
- Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
- Money Laundering (21 counts)
- Transactions in Criminally Derived Property (18 counts)
Case details, as published by FBI
Roda Abdulhassan Taher is wanted for his alleged actions as the leader of a global money laundering organization that engaged in money laundering and transactions in criminally derived property in the United States (primarily Florida) and overseas. Working from Beirut, Lebanon, Taher was allegedly personally responsible for the theft and transfer of more than $94 million U.S. Dollars (USD) from the elderly and otherwise vulnerable victims around the world. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Taher in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami, Florida, on September 28, 2017, after he was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, 21 counts of money laundering, and 18 counts of transactions in criminally derived property.
About this notice
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