The person at the center of this case
U.S. Sanctions Enforcement / National Security
Cold Case · Open - Fugitive
2 years waiting · since 2024
MAHMOOD RASHID AMUR AL HABSI
Justice for U.S. Sanctions Enforcement / National Security — the trail went cold in 2024, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Al Habsi currently located and what are his known associates in Iran, China, Turkey, and Oman?
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evidence
Lead #2How were Turkish, Omani, and U.S. persons and entities involved in facilitating the illegal oil sales?
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vehicle
Lead #3What is the current location and status of the M/T Oman Pride oil tanker?
Mahmood Rashid Amur Al Habsi is charged with violating U.S. sanctions against Iran by orchestrating an illegal scheme to export over $100 million worth of Iranian petroleum to Chinese refineries through the U.S. financial system. The scheme allegedly benefited Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF), which provides lethal support to terrorist organizations. A federal arrest warrant was issued on January 25, 2024, and Al Habsi remains at large with suspected ties to Iran and China.
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4Which U.S. financial institutions unknowingly processed transactions for this sanctions-violation scheme?
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Lead #5What other companies or shell entities were used to obscure the origin of Iranian oil sales?
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Source Narrative
International Emergency Economic Powers Act Violations; Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Laundering of Monetary Instruments Caution: Mahmood Rashid Amur Al Habsi is charged with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, conspiring to commit money laundering, and money laundering stemming from an alleged scheme to export Iranian petroleum to Chinese government-owned refineries. It is alleged that Al Habsi, along with co-conspirators, illegally used the U.S.
financial system to facilitate the sale of over a hundred million dollars’ worth of oil to benefit the IRGC-QF, Iran’s primary conduit for providing lethal support to terrorist organizations abroad. The alleged scheme relied on the use of the U.S.
financial system and was facilitated by Turkish, Omani, and U.S. persons and entities, all in violation of U.S.
sanctions against Iran. The indictment also alleges that Al Habsi, acting through one of his companies, procured a $16.5 million loan in June 2020 from U.S.
financial companies to purchase an oil tanker, later named M/T Oman Pride. Beginning in July 2020, M/T Oman Pride transferred Iranian oil to third-party vessels for sale to Chinese government-owned refineries and companies in China.
On January 25, 2024, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Al Habsi in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., after he was charged with International Emergency Economic Powers Act Violations; Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; and Laundering of Monetary Instruments. Remarks: Al Habsi has ties to or may visit Iran and China.
Timeline of Events
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2020-06
Oil Tanker Loan
Al Habsi procured a $16.5 million loan from U.S. financial companies to purchase the oil tanker M/T Oman Pride
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2020-07
Illegal Oil Transfers Begin
M/T Oman Pride began transferring Iranian oil to third-party vessels for sale to Chinese government-owned refineries
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2024-01-25
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Federal arrest warrant issued in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for violations of International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations
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Case Information
Incident:June 1, 2020
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:June 1, 2020
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
Up to $15 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case