USA v. Hamade, Usama Darwich
Hizballah
[DMN] Usama Darwich Hamade, Samir Ahmed Berro, and Issam Darwich Hamade were charged with conspiring to illegally export goods and technology from the United States to Lebanon and to Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Export Administration Regulations, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Usama Hamade and Issam Hamade are currently in custody in South Africa. Samir Ahmed Berro remains at large. In May 2020, Hamade pleaded guilty to illegally exporting drone parts and technology.
Related Topics: Prosecutions, Terror Financing
CASE DOCUMENTS
- Memorandum in Support of Pretrial Detention (Re: Usama Hamade)
- Usama Hamade Guilty Plea Press Release
- Indictment Press Release
- Second Superseding Indictment
- Motion for Limited Unsealing (To Allow Disclosure to an Expert Witness)
- Motion for Limited Unsealing of Second Superseding Indictment (To Allow in Connection with U.S. Government's request for Extradition of Two Defendants)
- Indictment
- First Superseding Indictment