Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, who was deemed a terrorist by the U.S. Treasury Department for his ties to Hezbollah, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate Treasury Department prohibitions. He admitted to using a fake franchise agreement to obtain money from restaurants in Michigan in which he had a secret ownership stake in an attempt to evade sanctions. Bazzi, a dual citizen of Lebanon and Belgium, acknowledged that he knew such transfers were prohibited. The charge carries a potential fine of up to $1 million and a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, but he is likely to face a sentencing range of 37 to 46 months in prison.