East Cleveland brothers charged in multi-million-dollar scam

Forty-one-year-old Zubair Mehmet Abdur Razzaq Al Zubair and 30-year-old Muzzammil Muhammad Al Zubair are both facing a 22-count federal indictment charging them with multiple fraud and money laundering schemes.
A 35-page filing detailed each charge ranging from June 2020 to August of 2023. Prosecutors claim they tricked victims out of nearly $10 million.
They face one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 14 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to engage in money laundering, four counts of money laundering, and one count of theft of government funds. Zubair is also facing one count of harboring a fugitive.
Zubair claimed to be a prince married to a princess in the United Arab Emirates, often using the title "his excellency" in his correspondences. He lived in the UAE from 2008-20, according to the indictment.
He falsely claimed he was "extraordinarily wealthy" with connections to leaders in multiple foreign countries. His brother, Muzzammil, claimed to be a hedge fund manager, but the documents said he was not registered and his only education was from watching RUclips videos.
The two are owners of Dubai Bridge Investments. Their website (still active as of Tuesday) says they're from East Cleveland, headquartered in both Dubai and North America, and call themselves "international economic advisors" to the city of East Cleveland and the mayor.
"I've never heard of that position, nor has anyone else that I've talked to at City Hall," Former East Cleveland Deputy Clerk of Council Justyn Anderson told 3News.
Anderson, who is also president of the East Cleveland Civil Rights Commission, admits the brothers and their family are well known in the city, and that their dad worked at the recreation center for years.
"You had two people who grew up poor in East Cleveland, like most of the people here, who were faking to be associated with the royal family," Anderson observed. "That's what the shock was."
Bri Buckley reports. --
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Everyone wants to live like a wealthy prince…fake it until you make it smh 😂😂😂

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Just remember everyone a prince does not need your money lol

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This is almost as good as "knocking it down in the library" lol

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I bet they are from Ethopia where scammers are everywhere.

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