Abduraman Iseni, Racketeering, Money Laundering, New York 2022

Abduraman Iseni, a 56-year-old man from Staten Island, New York, pleaded guilty to eight counts of criminal conduct, including racketeering, interstate threats, money laundering, bank fraud conspiracy, false statements to a bank, and two gambling conspiracy offenses.

Iseni, also known as ‘Diamond,’ admitted to leading a multi-year racketeering enterprise called the ‘Diamond Enterprise.’ The enterprise was an organized criminal group operating under Iseni’s direction, offering protection, connections, and influence in the criminal underworld in exchange for a share of their illegal profits.

The Diamond Enterprise thrived on the revenues generated by a network of illegal gambling parlors, including ‘Sports Café,’ ‘Friendly Café,’ and ‘Oasis Café,’ located throughout Brooklyn. These parlors hosted underground poker games and illegal sports books, with some of the revenues laundered through bank accounts to conceal and facilitate the Enterprise’s continued operations.

In addition to the Enterprise’s operations, Iseni separately admitted to threatening a victim with physical violence and committing other crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud conspiracy, and making false statements to a bank.

Iseni is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter on January 18, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. As part of his plea agreement, Iseni agreed to pay forfeiture of $349,000.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams praised the outstanding work of the New York FBI’s Balkans and Middle East Organized Crime Squad, as well as other agencies that assisted with the investigation.

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