SentencedSouthern Texas
Multimillion-dollar unlicensed money transmitter sent to prison
Oct 16, 2025 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice
This case reached the sentenced stage in the Department of Justice's public record. Everything below reflects only what the government itself announced, and links to the original release.
A 56-year-old Iraqi citizen who resided in Richmond has been sentenced following his conviction of unlicensed money remitting
Defendants
- Sameer Sami Rasheed Al Salman — age 56 · Richmond · sentenced
Charges
Operating an Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business
Sameer Sami Rasheed Al Salman· convicted
Financial actions
- forfeiture: $282,000 — Over $282,000 in cash discovered stored within Salman's residence during search, which he will forfeit
- seizure: $300,000 — Cash Salman refused to tell FBI the location of when they searched his house
Investigating agencies
Federal Bureau of InvestigationU.S. Attorney's OfficeFederal Bureau of Prisons
Case details
- Prosecuting office
- Southern District of Texas
- Judge
- Sim Lake, U.S. District Judge
Asset ForfeitureHawala TransactionsImmigration And RemovalInternational Money MovementLaw Enforcement Investigation And ProsecutionSupport To Criminal OrganizationsUnlicensed Money Transmitting
Primary source
Every fact above is drawn from the Department of Justice's own announcement — a public-domain government record.
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