Hamas
United States v. Antoine Kassis
Status: Antoine Kassis: Sentenced, July 2, 2026
- District
- Eastern District of Virginia
- Docket number
- 1:25-cr-51
- Group named in DOJ releases
- Hamas
- Statutes
- Not stated in DOJ release
- First DOJ release
- March 23, 2026
Primary Sources
- Federal jury convicts dual Lebanese-Syrian national for his role in a narco-terrorism conspiracy, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, March 23, 2026
- Dual Lebanese-Syrian national sentenced to prison for his role in a narco-terrorism conspiracy, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, July 2, 2026
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Antoine Kassis
- Status
- Sentenced (DOJ release, July 2, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Antoine Kassis, 59, is a Lebanon-based drug trafficker who used his high-level access to the Syrian government under the Assad regime to traffic cocaine and weapons.
- Age
- 59 (per DOJ release of March 23, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- narco-terrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ELN)
- Charged or arrested
- Before coverage period or not stated
- Plea or verdict
- March 23, 2026
- Sentencing
- July 2, 2026
- Sentence
- 30 years in prison for narco-terrorism conspiracy and 20 years in prison for conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, to be served concurrently (DOJ, July 2, 2026)
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Antoine Kassis," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-kassis-2026/