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Former FBI Agent Kamran Faridi Released from Florida Prison After Serving Reduced Sentence
Former FBI agent Kamran Faridi, known for his controversial role in several cases, released from prison after serving reduced sentence.
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by News Desk
2024-05-07
Former FBI Agent Kamran Faridi Released from Florida Prison After Serving Reduced Sentence

Kamran Faridi, a former high-profile agent of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has been released from a Florida prison after serving nearly four years of his 84-month sentence, which was reduced to 72 months by a New York federal judge earlier this year.

 

Faridi, now 60 years old, was sentenced on Dec 9, 2022, for convictions related to transmitting threats in interstate commerce, threatening to assault a federal officer, and obstruction of justice.

 

As part of his release conditions, Faridi has agreed to surrender his US citizenship and leave the United States permanently before August.

 

Faridi's journey from Karachi to the US and eventually into the FBI began after he migrated to the US in 1991. Within four years, he became affiliated with the FBI, leveraging his language skills and background to work as an informant and agent.

 

However, his career with the FBI ended amid controversy when he played a key role in the arrest of Karachi businessman Jabir Motiwala in London in 2018. Faridi's involvement in orchestrating a plot against Motiwala, coupled with a rift between him and his FBI handlers over manipulation of evidence, led to his arrest in London in 2020.

 

Charged with threatening former FBI colleagues, Faridi was extradited back to the US and served his sentence until his recent release.

 

Faridi's story, from a Karachi street hustler to an FBI agent, highlights the complexities and controversies surrounding law enforcement operations and informants.

 
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