April 18, 2006 Bureau of Diplomatic Security
On April 7, 2006 U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security special agents (DS) in Islamabad and Lahore, Pakistan, located and assisted in the arrest of Syed Raza Ali, aka Bokhari. Bokhari is wanted in the Eastern District of Wisconsin for fraud charges and laundering money in excess of $1 million. In September 2004, Bokhari was indicted in the Eastern District of Wisconsin on numerous counts of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and international money laundering and aiding and abetting international money laundering. If convicted, Bokhari may be sentenced to a fine twice the amount of his $1 million transaction and/or imprisonment up to 20 years. After being informed of a pending arrest warrant for Bokhari, DS special agents in The Bureau of Diplomatic Security is the worldwide law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State with special agents assigned to
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