Profiles
Mazhar Iqbal Chughtai
| Charge Date: | Wed May. 23, 2007 |
| Investigation Type(s): | Informant, Sting |
| Charges: | Contraband tobacco, Fraud/financial crimes, RICO/racketeering, Terrorist fundraising |
| Outcome: | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions: | RICO/racketeering |
| State: | Maryland |
| Alleged Affiliation: | None |
| Description: | Chughtai, along with Saifullah Ranjha and Parvez Sandhu, was charged as part of a sting known as Operation Cash-Out. Chughtai operated a Canadian hawala money transfer business. An informant asked him to assist with a drug- and cigarette-smuggling operation; Chughtai oversaw transfers totaling $828,000. He was sentenced to more than 4 years in prison. |
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