SAMER RAYYA

Wanted Fugitive

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS AND A FLIGHT RISK

Wanted for

Conspiracy to Export Defense Articles; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

Caution

Samer Rayya is wanted for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to illegally export defense articles from the United States to Sudan and Iraq without first obtaining the required licenses or approvals from the United States Government and for committing money laundering in furtherance of aforementioned conspiracy between April 2016 and November 2016, in the Southern District of Florida.

On November 2, 2021, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Rayya in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami, Florida, after he was charged with Conspiracy to Export Defense Articles and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.

Description

Sex: Male
Race: white
Hair: brown
Eyes: brown
Age: 47
Date(s) of birth used: August 15, 1979; August 10, 1979
NCIC: W325641433

Field offices

Miami · FL

Remarks

Rayya has ties to or may visit Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, Sudan, and Libya.

Poster files

English Poster

Posted Mar 18, 2024 · Updated by the FBI Mar 14, 2026

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