The moolah got funneled to Jibca Services by Mahamud, supposedly to snag a pad in Somalia. Instead, the dough snagged an apartment in Nairobi’s Westlands. The Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) raised alarm bells due to the swift cash flow and ties to folks on the OFAC sanctions list.
Justice Nixon Sifuna okayed the ARA’s plea to freeze the funds for 90 days, stressing the pressing nature. The probe found hinky bits in Mr. Moxamed’s paperwork. The freeze ensures the cash stays put until the court vets its legitimacy.
Abdinasir Ali Mahamud, also tagged as Abdi Nasir Ali Mahamud plus loads of other monikers, was born May 1, 1977. Sporting dual citizenships, including the UK and UAE, he’s got digs in Istanbul, Turkey. He’s a top cog in a terror-fueling machine, using dodgy shipping tricks and money shuffles. His web spreads across a bunch of countries, leveraging shell companies and liaising with global players to skirt sanctions and bankroll dodgy deeds. OFAC’s tough sanctions aim to dismantle his network and halt terror financing.
Mahamud’s business web, including Adoon General Trading Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi and Light Moon, is neck-deep in smuggling and washing piles of cash.
The Treasury’s move under Executive Order 13224 locks up Mahamud’s U.S. assets and bars American firms from trading with him. These sanctions target the financial gears sustaining terror outfits, aiming to clamp down on crooked operations. Alongside OFAC, Mahamud finds himself on the no-go lists of the UK, Switzerland, and the EU, severely curbing his business and travel ventures.
