Lebanese businessman sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for sanctions evasion

Last year, we reported that Lebanese businessman Kassim Tajideen, designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist for financially supporting Hizballah, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money to evade the US sanctions imposed on him. He has now been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and ordered to forfeit $50m by a US District Court judge in DC. The Prosecutor, …