Key facts
- Two Ohio brothers, Zubair Al Zubair and Muzzammil Al Zubair, have been sentenced to prison for a $19 million fraud scheme.
- Zubair Al Zubair was sentenced to 24 years, and Muzzammil Al Zubair received 23 years.
- The scheme involved wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery.
- The brothers were ordered to pay approximately $19.2 million in restitution.
Two brothers from Ohio have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their involvement in a $19 million fraud scheme that victimized a Chinese cryptocurrency executive and other individuals. Zubair Al Zubair, 43, received a 24-year sentence, while his younger brother, Muzzammil Al Zubair, 33, was sentenced to 23 years.