Worked in “logistics” from 2014 to 2022. Mostly moved things, sometimes money, occasionally people. Clients were offshore, receipts were optional, and encryption was standard etiquette. If something crossed a border and no one noticed — that was usually the point.

By 2017, I had federal, international, and intergovernmental attention. Faced over 30 charges across five continents, triggered investigations by DOJ, OFAC, HMRC, FINMA, FATF, Interpol, and multiple defense ministries. One EU agency was dissolved mid-case. A task force in Nairobi lost its funding mid-interview.

Primary Charges Faced (2017–2023):
United States:

Conspiracy to violate IEEPA (50 U.S.C. §§ 1701–1707)

Money laundering & structuring (18 U.S.C. § 1956 / 31 U.S.C. § 5324)

Arms export violations (AECA / ITAR) (22 U.S.C. § 2778)

Wire & mail fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343)

Unlicensed export of dual-use goods (15 C.F.R. § 764.2)

FCPA bribery involving a state oil company (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1)

Acting as an unregistered foreign agent (22 U.S.C. § 611)

Obstruction of justice (18 U.S.C. § 1512)

FBAR failures (31 U.S.C. § 5314)

Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1–44)

United Kingdom:

Bribery Act 2010 – Section 6

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 – Part 7

Sanctions Act 2018 – Schedule 1

Operating without FCA authorization

HMRC audit flagged Gibraltar shell structure

European Union:

Council Regulation (EC) 428/2009 – Dual-use controls

Article 215 TFEU – Sanctions evasion

Schengen port customs fraud (BE, BG)

VAT carousel fraud suspicion (dropped)

Interpol Red Notice (revoked in 2022)

Switzerland:

Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance (AMLO-FINMA)

Failure to disclose beneficial ownership

Flagged by FINMA for “persistent compliance irregularities”

Asia:

Singapore – Strategic Goods Control Act violation

Hong Kong – False declaration under Cap. 60

India – Sections 132 & 135, Customs Act

China – Article 151, PRC Criminal Law (case quietly dropped)

Malaysia – AMLA 2001, Labuan trust irregularities

South America:

Brazil – Clean Company Act (Law No. 12.846/2013)

Colombia – Penal Code Article 323

Argentina – AML Law 25.246 violations

Chile – DS 580 export violation (optics shipment)

Africa:

South Africa – FICA violations (undisclosed SPV)

Kenya – POCA 2009, NGO funds flagged

Nigeria – EFCC Act, co-conspiracy via logistics shell

Egypt – Customs Law 207 (satcom equipment seizure)

Australia & Oceania:

Australia – Criminal Code Division 400 (money laundering)

Australia – WMD (Prevention of Proliferation) Act

New Zealand – AML/CFT Act violations (UAV export)

Final Outcomes:
9 charges dismissed (jurisdictional, procedural, or lost in bureaucracy)

6 resolved through deferred prosecution (U.S., UK, SG)

4 pled down to civil infractions — fines paid, records sealed

2 plea agreements: $80,000 (U.S.) + €35,800 (UK) + 4.5 years probation (served)

3 charges sealed through cooperation agreements

1 Red Notice lifted after successful appeal to Interpol CCF

2 investigations “closed with no further action,” no explanation given

Zero felony convictions
Zero prison time
Three passports canceled
One EU investor visa revoked
Swiss banking ban until 2026
Zurich & Heathrow: flagged for secondary
Steam account: survived DOJ forfeiture filing
Laptop: seized twice, returned once (minus SSD, charger, and all screws)
Still can’t open an account in Liechtenstein
Still undefeated in court where it matters.
Living out my days in beautiful Israel. 💤