United States v. Al Sharaf

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal No. 15-mj-139 (BAH) HANAN AL SHARAF, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The government filed a criminal complaint, on March 5, 2015, charging defendant Hanan Al Sharaf, a former Financial Attaché assigned to the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington, D.C., with conspiracy to money launder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). See Crim. Compl., ECF No. 1 at 1;

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Aff. in Support of Crim. Compl. and Arrest Warrant (“Shelley Aff.”), ¶ 2. Pending before the Court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss the criminal…