UH Professor Convicted in Relation to Massive Synthetic Narcotics Case

Dec 21, 2016 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice

This case reached the guilty plea 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 37-year-old resident of Sugar Land has entered a guilty plea to aiding and abetting an unlicensed money transmitting business

District

Southern Texas

Announced

Dec 21, 2016

Status

Guilty plea

Defendants

Omar Al Nasser — age 37 · Sugar Land · pleaded guilty

Charges

Aiding and abetting an unlicensed money transmitting business
Max: five years in prisonOmar Al Nasser· pleaded guilty

Financial actions

fine: $250,000 — Possible fine faced at sentencing for aiding and abetting an unlicensed money transmitting business
money transmitting: $200,000 — Amount Al Nasser admitted he was paid to wire from a bank in the United States to accounts in Jordan

Investigating agencies

Drug Enforcement AdministrationHouston Police DepartmentBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesInternal Revenue Service – Criminal InvestigationU.S. Postal Inspection ServiceConroe Police DepartmentHarris County Sheriff's OfficePolk County Sheriff's OfficeTexas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionMontgomery County District Attorney's OfficeU.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas

Case details

Prosecuting office: Southern District of Texas
Judge: Gray Miller, U.S. District Judge

Criminal Penalties And SentencingInternational Fund TransfersMulti-Agency Federal InvestigationProfessional ComplicitySynthetic Cannabinoid TraffickingUnlicensed Money Transmitting Business

Primary source

Every fact above is drawn from the Department of Justice's own announcement — a public-domain government record.

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This is a research and reference page compiled from public DOJ announcements, not legal advice. Details reflect the government's statements as of its release date and may not capture later developments such as appeals, dismissals, or overturned convictions. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.