RODA ABDULHASSAN TAHER

Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud; Money Laundering (21 counts); Transactions in Criminally Derived Property (18 counts) Caution: 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. Remarks: Taher may travel to Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Lebanon; Boston, Massachusetts; and Farmington Hills or Detroit, Michigan. He is known to use cocaine and marijuana.