A 230-page U.S. court document reveals numerous secrets regarding the lives of Masrour Barzani and his brothers, specifically focusing on the illicit transfer and laundering of money through real estate purchases in the United States.

Currently, Masrour Barzani and several members of his family face various federal charges and are scheduled to stand trial. The court filings demonstrate that Mansour Barzani alone laundered $700 million within the U.S. Additionally, Masrour Barzani and his brothers are accused of money laundering and violating the USA PATRIOT Act.

The Beginning of the Case and Accompanying Documents

According to a U.S. District Court filing submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, a copy of which was obtained by Channel8, Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, along with several other identified individuals from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and members of the Barzani family, face multiple federal offenses.

These individuals, named in a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asset seizure case, are charged with violating U.S. National Law and the Anti-Terrorism Act, alongside laundering money through a co-conspirator identified as Jonathan Moore. These illicit operations were actively carried out through this individual with the direct financial backing of Masrour Barzani.

According to the U.S. court documents, several other American citizens have also been charged with establishing shell companies and circumventing legal procedures, including Delaware defendants Leslie Spoltore and William Green. Both served as agents and employees of the company, representing the co-conspirators and working directly for Jonathan Moore, who, according to the court, has engaged in illegal activities alongside Masrour Barzani and an individual named Haval Doski for decades.

Mansour Barzani's $700 Million

In several newly released DOJ documents, Mansour Barzani is also named as an associate of the accused, Jonathan Moore. Moore has been heavily implicated in the case, facing allegations of corruption and fraud against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), illegally obtaining nearly $700 million, and laundering international funds. The scheme involved fraud in direct violation of DoD regulations and matters closely tied to U.S. national security.

Mansour Barzani, Sirwan Barzani, Masrour Barzani, Waysi Barzani, and Muksi Barzani Named in the Case

The complaints were raised by writer, researcher, and Middle East activist Mahtaub Moore, who was previously married to Jonathan Moore, a primary defendant in the case. Mahtaub states that the accused has attempted to force her to withdraw the case through threats, intimidation, and financial offers.

However, she refused and brought these matters to court, which is why multiple U.S. federal courts are currently handling this litigation involving the Barzani family.

Ultimately, it is no simple matter for Mansour Barzani to acquire $700 million in the U.S. through illegal activities without consequence or for Masrour Barzani to purchase dozens of multi-million-dollar properties. This situation has escalated into a major scandal involving Mansour, Muksi, and Waysi Barzani.

Evidence indicates that these property acquisitions, asset transfers, and money laundering operations took place between 2008 and 2017, with a high concentration of activity occurring between 2014 and 2017. Masrour Barzani purchased dozens of mansions, villas, restaurants, and commercial properties in partnership with his brothers.

This occurred at a time when the Kurdistan Region was in the midst of an intense conflict against ISIS. While local citizens faced severe economic hardship and unpaid salaries, the accused were acquiring real estate worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the U.S., particularly in the state of Virginia.

Sirwan Barzani's Files

In addition to Masrour Barzani and his brothers, another name from the same family appears in the U.S. court filings, Sirwan Barzani. The lawsuit explicitly states that Jonathan Moore also represented Sirwan Barzani, who is identified in the records as Sirwan Saber Mustafa and is the owner of Korek Telecom.

Although Moore was not listed as Masrour Barzani's attorney in the court's initial filings, his legal representation has, at times, included multiple members of the Barzani family. This positions him as the Barzanis' unified legal architect in the U.S., rather than just the lawyer and representative for a single brother.

$1.65 Billion International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Ruling Against Sirwan Barzani and Korek

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania upheld a $1.65 billion arbitration award against Sirwan Barzani and Korek Telecom for fraud, money laundering, and corruption. The award was originally adjudicated by the International Court of Arbitration.

Enforcement of that judgment is currently undergoing active post-judgment discovery in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under Case No.1:25-mc-00077.

Mansour Barzani Is The Defendant Named By The DOJ

While the lawsuits have focused significantly on Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the KRG, the specific family member frequently implicated in fraudulent activities by the DoD is Mansour Barzani. He is accused of defrauding the DoD of $700 million.

According to court documents, Mansour Barzani received bribe payments through the NYJD Trust to secure exclusive, first-hand control over aircraft fuel supplies at Erbil International Airport. According to the new case filed against Mansour Barzani, it has been revealed that the "NYJD" acronym stands for the names of his children: Naser, Yaser, Julia, and Dawud.

Mansour Barzani purchased his Beverly Hills mansion using money from this fund, which he placed under his children's names, after depositing the capital he allegedly embezzled from the DoD into it. He also withdrew $30 million in laundered funds from this trust, derived from a U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract, to buy the Beverly Hills villa.

Currently, the DOJ is seeking to seize this asset portfolio, which contains hundreds of millions of dollars held under his children's names.

Beverly Hills Mansion: A $20 Million Purchase and $11 Million Renovation

The DOJ's asset forfeiture complaint (Exhibit A, attached to the new filing) details how the Beverly Hills property was acquired:

• $12 million was transferred from the NYJD Trust to an escrow company in Los Angeles via wire transfer in April 2018.
• An $8 million loan was obtained from Main Street Bank, secured by a certificate of deposit as collateral.
• The total purchase price was approximately $20 million, executed through a shell company named 945 Foothill Rd LLC, of which Soodabeh Khoshdaman is listed as the beneficial owner.
• An additional $11.6 million from the NYJD Trust was used to renovate the property through a Santa Barbara construction company between 2018 and 2022, which included installing a swimming pool and a hot tub.

The earlier lawsuit detailing how Mansour Barzani bought this villa lacked these specifics, broadly mentioning $100 million in American real estate holdings without disclosing these exact transaction details.

Masrour Barzani's Spending in America: New Documents Reveal Extensive Details

The DOJ's complaint (Exhibit A) details the corrupt payments. Contractor 1 paid Mansour Barzani $0.25 per liter of JP-8 jet fuel delivered to Erbil International Airport and the Harir Gate base, identified in the documents as the "Northern Air Base."

This arrangement was organized through Trustees 1, 2, and 3, who were under the control of Trustee 1, as a kickback to elements within the Peshmerga forces in exchange for preventing Contractor 1's competitors from accessing the base.

The Case of Haval Doski

Besides the names with the Barzani surname, there is another key figure in the American files. Haval Doski, the intermediary in Mansour Barzani's $125 million deal with the DLA.

Haval Doski, the owner of Repeat Consultants LLC, has served as a special assistant and financial intermediary for Masrour and Mansour Barzani. His corporate group received $125 million from the DLA during that period.

Waysi Barzani Named in Two Files

Waysi Barzani, Head of the Kurdistan Region Security Council, is now a named defendant or key figure, moving beyond previous allegations regarding spyware procurement.

He faces several complaints for illicitly purchasing numerous surveillance devices and entering into agreements with technology firms to easily breach the encryption of targeted mobile phones and networks. This constitutes a substantial case against him.

According to the documents, the tools and capabilities that Waysi Barzani requested from these technology companies eliminate personal privacy, allowing him to monitor and intercept data from any mobile device. For this operation, he requested tens of millions of dollars in the previous litigation.

Currently, Waysi Barzani is named as a principal figure in the money laundering conspiracy alongside his brothers, Masrour and Mansour Barzani.

The Rawand Case: A Class-Action Lawsuit Built on Multiple Claims:

• Money Laundering: The plaintiffs in this case allege that Masrour Barzani and his associates laundered tens of millions of dollars through sham American companies, overseas trusts, and shell entities, with the Moore law firm serving as the financial hub from which the money was disbursed.
• Violence: The plaintiffs allege that a portion of the Barzanis' laundered money was used within the U.S. for bribery, acts of violence, and silencing critics and activists who opposed them.
• Attorney Liability: A central and distinct feature of this case is that it directly targets the defense attorneys because they are accomplices rather than just legal agents; consequently, anyone who has worked with them, even in a legal capacity, is being pursued as liable.

Another of the claims brought against Masrour Barzani and his brothers within the Rawand case is the murder file of the school teacher from Erbil, which was submitted by her brother, Shakhawan.

This references Jihan Taha Abdulrahman, a teacher and activist in Kurdistan who died in a vehicle incident. A complaint has now been filed in a U.S. court alleging that the young teacher was kidnapped and subsequently killed on the orders of Masrour Barzani.

Mustafa Barzani Named in the Lamborghini Deal

Mustafa Barzani is named as the remitter of funds for the purchase of a 2021 Lamborghini. According to the documents, he executed the transaction to conceal the commingling of accounts and evade tax laws.

Muksi Barzani, Owner of Valuable American Properties

Exhibit H of the complaint (the Real Estate Contacts List) indicates that Muksi Barzani is connected to several specific American properties, including:

• The Chase Bank building at 3109 N. 16th Street, Orange, Texas, was purchased with cash and sold after the lawsuit was filed.
• A property at 11776 Stratford House Place, Unit 403, Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, was confirmed as Muksi's residence by the process server.
• A franchise of the Wendy's fast-food chain in Fairfax County, Virginia.
• The Georgia Embassy property in Washington, D.C.
• One Park Crest Unit 1808 LLC in McLean, Virginia, is connected to Mansour Barzani through Jonathan Moore and Julie Sanford.

The previous lawsuit cited 31 properties across six states but did not identify any specific real estate assets linked directly to Muksi Barzani.

Masrour Barzani's Overseas Shell Companies: Teeg Holdings Limited (BVI)

The evidence in the complaint demonstrates that Teeg Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), is the specific foreign entity created to own Masrour Barzani’s real estate assets in McLean, Virginia.

This information was recently uncovered and officially entered into the U.S. court records. These findings form part of the 230-page dossier, which contains further disclosures.

How Were These Secrets Revealed?

All of these matters came to light when Mahtaub Moore, the wife of Jonathan Moore, filed a complaint against her husband, disclosing that he had built a clandestine financial empire tied to the sons of Masoud Barzani.

Mahtaub Moore filed this lawsuit because she and Jonathan were undergoing divorce proceedings. Under U.S. law, a spouse is generally entitled to an equitable distribution or half of the marital assets upon divorce. However, Jonathan was unwilling to comply and claimed he did not possess such wealth. Consequently, his wife came forward to expose these hidden financial networks.

According to her lawsuit, the evidence Mahtaub submitted to the court consists of corporate registries, legal documentation, and bank wire transfer records. These activities went beyond standard business transactions; they formed the backbone of a sophisticated operation designed to move the Barzani family's untold fortune into the U.S. while obscuring the true beneficial ownership of the assets.

Mahtaub Moore's unexpected divorce has unearthed an extensive paper trail. It reveals how the ruling Barzani family of the Kurdistan Region secretly spent over $100 million in the U.S. real estate market, utilizing various corporate entities to conceal property ownership.

The separation has also brought another truth to light. Mahtaub Moore, who actively worked alongside her spouse, Masrour Barzani, and his brothers, utilized at least four different aliases while facilitating money laundering operations for Masoud Barzani's sons. These name variations are documented across the legal filings, with each alias holding its own legal significance in the case.

Mahtaub Has Used Several Aliases

Between 2005 and 2010, Mahtaub Moore appeared under several different names: Matty Lolavar, Mahtaub "Matty" Hojati, and Matty Fain, each tied to different phases of her professional life. Mahtaub founded an Iranian think tank that was linked to political lobbying firms. She later ran for Congress as a Republican; though she lost, the campaign served as a stepping stone to establish her presence in the political arena.

Court and corporate documents detail Mahtaub’s various names and aliases, including Matti Lolavar, Mahtaub Hojati, Matti Lolavarr, Matti Fain, and finally, Mahtaub Moore, all forming part of a single, continuous biography.

The Court Cites Mahtaub's Statements as Evidence

The U.S. court has viewed Mahtaub Moore's consistent testimony regarding these hidden identities as crucial, as they clarify both her connections to the Barzani family and the underlying intent behind these schemes.

It is critical to recognize that these claims do not merely constitute allegations from an estranged spouse; rather, she was an active partner in the operation and has provided extensive corroborating evidence directly to the court.

Utilizing her insider expertise, Mahtaub has demonstrated how these front companies and institutions covertly conduct their business operations. She has stated in multiple court filings that Jonathan Moore, acting as a Washington-based attorney, actively assisted the Barzani brothers in establishing specialized legal entities to obscure their asset ownership

Jonathan Moore has maintained a professional relationship with the family for years, including providing services directly to Masrour Barzani.

Purchase of 31 Properties Across Six U.S. States

A 2025 study revealed that between 2005 and 2019, the Barzanis purchased at least 31 properties across six U.S. states, with a total value exceeding $100 million. These acquisitions were executed through offshore entities and shell companies to conceal their true beneficial ownership.

The primary concern is not merely the legality of these transactions, but rather the source of the funds. The Barzani brothers hold public offices in politics and security rather than operating private businesses, yet their U.S. asset portfolio alone exceeds $100 million.

This figure represents only a fraction of their holdings, as it covers a single investigation, one country, and a specific timeframe. The court is currently investigating additional international acquisitions made in the subsequent years, the origins of these illicit funds, and the total volume of capital transferred out of the Kurdistan Region.

These filings go beyond a simple list of real estate holdings; they include extensive supporting documentation. The emails disclosed through the litigation involving Mahtaub Moore provide an unprecedented level of specificity and clarity regarding the hidden financial mechanisms operating within the Kurdish business sphere.

The joint operations of Masrour and Mustafa Barzani's companies are heavily documented in the new filings.

Corporate Networks and Capital Flight

According to court records, the Ster Group is widely recognized in the Kurdistan Region as a massive conglomerate with deep political ties. While establishing its definitive ownership has historically been difficult due to multi-layered corporate structures, documents cited by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) indicate that Masrour Barzani owns the company or controls a majority of its shares.

These filings demonstrate that hundreds of millions of dollars linked to the acquisition of U.S. properties flowed from the Ster Group and other Barzani-affiliated entities into the U.S.

In December 2008, a tax advisor requested that Jonathan Moore register the offshore corporate records of Masrour Barzani's company, Ster Group FZE, which included submitting registration certificates and Certificates of Good Standing from the British Virgin Islands.

In addition to the Ster Group, several other companies belonging to Masrour Barzani's brothers were identified as vehicles for transferring capital to the United States. This includes Golden Eagle Global (GEG), an entity wholly owned by Mustafa Barzani, commonly known as Babo.

The U.S. court and media coverage have focused heavily on specific internal terminology found throughout the evidence, such as "offshore company," "joint control," and "family money." These phrases, routinely used in internal communications to describe how Masrour Barzani and his brothers moved funds into the U.S., are rarely disclosed publicly.

However, the divorce proceedings between Mahtaub Moore and Jonathan Moore forced these records into the public domain, converting them into active evidence for the lawsuit.