United States Court Sentenced 3 Individuals to 8-Year, 23-Year & 24-Year Jail Terms Multiple Convictions in Raising $19 Million via Investment Fraud, Crypto Mining Venture, Commercial & Residential Real Estate and Emergency Loans from Small Business Administration During COVID-19 Pandemic, 2 Individuals Who are Brothers (Zubair Al Zubair & Muzzammil Al Zubair) Spent Millions on Firearms, Luxury Cars, Designer Cloths, Expensive Dinners & First-Class Travel Around the World, United States Government Official (Chief of Staff for City of East Cleveland) Michael Smedley Received Thousands of Dollars
12th June 2026 | Hong Kong
A United States court has sentenced 3 individuals to 8-year, 23-year & 24-year jail terms for multiple convictions (Wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, several counts of money laundering, theft of government funds, and aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return) in raising $19 million via investment fraud, crypto mining venture, commercial & residential real estate and emergency loans from small business administration during COVID-19 pandemic. The 2 individuals who are brothers (Zubair Al Zubair & Muzzammil Al Zubair) spent millions on firearms, luxury cars, designer cloths, expensive dinners & first-class travel around the world. The United States government official (Chief of Staff for City of East Cleveland) Michael Smedley received thousands of dollars. Announcement (6/5/26): “Two brothers, and a public official they befriended, have been sentenced to prison for their roles to carry out schemes to obtain millions of dollars from victims. A federal jury previously convicted the three men for their roles in a multi-layered, elaborate bribery and fraud conspiracy that spanned multiple states and countries. In January, after a more than two-week-long trial that included 35 witnesses and 324 exhibits admitted as evidence, Zubair Al Zubair, aka Zubair Mehmet Abdur Razzaq, 43, recently of Bratenahl, Ohio; his brother Muzzamil Al Zubair, aka Muzzamil Ibn Muhammad, 33, recently of Pepper Pike, Ohio; and their associate Michael Leon Smedley, 57, of Cleveland, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and Hobbs Act conspiracy. The Al Zubair brothers were both found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, multiple counts of wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, several counts of money laundering, theft of government funds, and aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return. Zubair Al Zubair was also found guilty of willful failure to file tax returns. Judge Donald C. Nugent imposed the following sentences May 5: 1) Zubair Al Zubair, 288 months (24 years) in prison; three years supervised release after imprisonment. 2) Muzzammil Al Zubair, 276 months (23 years) in prison; three years supervised release after imprisonment. 3) Michael Smedley, 97 months (8.08 years) in prison; three years supervised release after imprisonment … … Zubair and Muzzammil Al Zubair were also ordered to pay $19,202,017.98 in joint and several restitutions to victims. Furthermore, Zubair was ordered to pay $1,751,643.20 in unpaid taxes and interest in restitution to the IRS as a condition of supervised release. Muzzammil was ordered to pay $308,498.08 in unpaid taxes and interest in restitution to the IRS as a condition of supervised release. In addition, the brothers were ordered to forfeit 70 firearms and a motorcycle purchased with fraud proceeds. Evidence at trial showed that the brothers used their lies and schemes to obtain millions of dollars from victims which were then spent on a lavish lifestyle of luxury automobiles, designer clothes, expensive dinners, first-class travel all over the world, and an arsenal of firearms. In addition to their fraud and deceit, they engaged in a corrupt bribery scheme to advance their interests with Smedley who served as chief of staff for the City of East Cleveland. Smedley received and solicited thousands of dollars in current and future benefits in exchange for performing, and attempting to perform, official actions. Among the types of schemes used to access funds from victims were investment fraud, a cryptocurrency mining venture, commercial and residential real estate transactions, and fraudulently obtaining emergency loans from the Small Business Administration during the pandemic.”
“ United States Court Sentenced 3 Individuals to 8-Year, 23-Year & 24-Year Jail Terms Multiple Convictions in Raising $19 Million via Investment Fraud, Crypto Mining Venture, Commercial & Residential Real Estate and Emergency Loans from Small Business Administration During COVID-19 Pandemic, 2 Individuals Who are Brothers (Zubair Al Zubair & Muzzammil Al Zubair) Spent Millions on Firearms, Luxury Cars, Designer Cloths, Expensive Dinners & First-Class Travel Around the World, United States Government Official (Chief of Staff for City of East Cleveland) Michael Smedley Received Thousands of Dollars “
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United States Court Sentenced 3 Individuals to 8-Year, 23-Year & 24-Year Jail Terms Multiple Convictions in Raising $19 Million via Investment Fraud, Crypto Mining Venture, Commercial & Residential Real Estate and Emergency Loans from Small Business Administration During COVID-19 Pandemic, 2 Individuals Who are Brothers (Zubair Al Zubair & Muzzammil Al Zubair) Spent Millions on Firearms, Luxury Cars, Designer Cloths, Expensive Dinners & First-Class Travel Around the World, United States Government Official (Chief of Staff for City of East Cleveland) Michael Smedley Received Thousands of Dollars
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