Vienna Man Pleads Guilty in Money Laundering Case
Mark Kamil Mrad faces sentencing in October for deal to ship money in a vehicle to Middle East.
Mark Kamil Mrad, 65, of Vienna, pleaded guilty to attempted money laundering in Eastern District Court in Alexandria on Tuesday after he placed money in a vehicle and directed it to be shipped to Lebanon, the U.S. Justice Department announced. Officals said Mrad, who had been part of a federal sting operation, placed what he believed to be $100,000 inside a Jeep Grand Cherokee and ordered it to be sent to a terrorist operation in Beirut. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and James McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by United States District Judge James C. Cacheris. Mrad faces a maximum penalty of 20 years …
