Oghenochuko Ojiri, an art expert formerly associated with BBC's 'Bargain Hunt', pleaded guilty to charges of financing Hezbollah by selling artworks to sanctioned financier Nazem Ahmad. The court heard that Ojiri failed to disclose significant information regarding these sales, which took place between October 2020 and January 2022, amounting to $186,000. Prosecutors indicated that he deliberately obscured the true ownership of the art, despite being aware of Ahmad's terrorist financing designation. His arrest followed a counterterrorism investigation that resulted in charges against multiple individuals involved in evading sanctions.
Oghenochuko Ojiri, a former art expert on 'Bargain Hunt', pleaded guilty to helping finance Hezbollah, admitting he failed to disclose potential terrorist financing.
Ojiri sold art valued at $186K to Nazem Ahmad, a suspected terrorist financier, known to be associated with Hezbollah, thus failing to disclose crucial information.
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