The person at the center of this case
United States financial system and sanctions enforcement
Cold Case · Open
2 years waiting · since 2024
MAHMOOD RASHID AMUR AL HABSI
Justice for United States financial system and sanctions enforcement — 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 is his current operational status?
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evidence
Lead #2What U.S. financial institutions were deceived into providing the $16.5 million loan, and can they identify additional fraudulent transactions?
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contact
Lead #3Who are the Turkish, Omani, and U.S. persons and entities that facilitated this sanctions evasion scheme?
Mahmood Rashid Amur Al Habsi is charged with orchestrating an illegal scheme to export over $100 million worth of Iranian petroleum to Chinese refineries while circumventing U.S. sanctions, allegedly benefiting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force. The scheme involved fraudulently obtaining a $16.5 million loan to purchase the oil tanker M/T Oman Pride, which was used to transfer Iranian oil beginning in July 2020. Al Habsi remains at large with known ties to Iran and China, and federal authorities are seeking information on his whereabouts and the international financial networks that facilitated this sanctions violation.
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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vehicle
Lead #4What is the current location and status of the M/T Oman Pride oil tanker?
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clue
Lead #5What Chinese government-owned refineries and companies received the illegally exported Iranian oil, and can they provide transaction records?
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Official wording
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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2020-06-01
$16.5 Million Loan Obtained
Al Habsi procured a fraudulent $16.5 million loan from U.S. financial companies to purchase oil tanker M/T Oman Pride
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2020-07-01
M/T Oman Pride Operations Begin
Oil tanker M/T Oman Pride begins 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 International Emergency Economic Powers Act violations and money laundering charges
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Case Information
Incident:June 1, 2020
Last Updated:July 11, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:June 1, 2020
Last Updated:July 11, 2026
Up to $15 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case