Court Case

USA v. Hamade, Usama Darwich

August 2015 (Updated May 18, 2020)
, United States
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 Updates

2020-05-18 | Lebanese National Pleads Guilty To Illegally Exporting Drone Parts And Technology

On Monday, United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced the guilty plea of Usama Darwich Hamade, 55, for conspiring to illegally export goods and technology in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA"), the Export Administration Regulations, the Arms Export Control Act, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. According to the defendant's guilty plea and documents filed in court, from 2009 through 2011, Hamade conspired with others to export goods and technology without obtaining the required export licenses from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of State, in violation of IEEPA, the Export Administration Regulations, the Arms Export Control Act, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Hamade caused the purchase and export of inertial measurement units ("IMUs") suitable for use in unmanned aerial vehicles ("UAVs"), a jet engine, piston engines, and recording binoculars.

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