Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Tampa, Florida – Mohamad Jihad Fakih (Tampa, 27) has been sentenced by U.S. Senior District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington to four and a half years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and attempting to export a stolen motor vehicle. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $372,000, the proceeds of the conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Fakih was found guilty on August 21, 2025.