Gentleman who sold FBI-controlled phones to drug traffickers sentenced to 63 months in prison

Nov 18, 2024

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Osemah Elhassen is captured in Colombia by law enforcement in July 2021. (Office of the Attorney General of Colombia)

Osemah Elhassen thought he was outsmarting law enforcement by distributing "secure" encrypted phones to criminals — while actually handing his clients straight to the FBI. The 51-year-old Australian was sentenced to 63 months in prison af…

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