41-year-old Zubair Abdur Razzaq Al Zubair claimed to be a United Arab Emirates prince. Prosecutors say he and his brother tricked victims out of nearly $10 million.
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — 41-year-old Zubair Mehmet Abdur Razzaq Al Zubair and 30-year-old Muzzammil Muhammad Al Zubair are both facing a 22-count federal indictment charging them with multiple fraud and money laundering schemes.
A 35-page filing detailed each charge ranging from June 2020 to August of 2023. Prosecutors claim they tricked victims out of nearly $10 million.
They face one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 14 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to engage in money laundering, four counts of money laundering, and one count of theft of government funds. Zubair is also facing one count of harboring a fugitive.
Zubair allegedly claimed to be a prince married to a princess in the United Arab Emirates, often using the …