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Li Fangwei

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Li Fangwei is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Fangwei LI · Karl LEE · LI FANGWEI · LI, Fangwei · Li Fangwei · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Charles Lee · Charles Li · David Li · F.W. Li · FW Li · 13 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	KL · Patric				[sources]
Birth date	1972-09-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Heilongjiang · Heilongjiang, China				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	China				[sources]
Country	China				[sources]
Eye color	Brown				[sources]
First name	Fangwei · Karl				[sources]
Hair color	Black				[sources]
Height	Approximately 5'7"				[sources]
Last name	LEE · LI				[sources]
Physical appearance	Li Fangwei has a mole on his upper lip.				[sources]
Weight	Approximately 150 pounds				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q60992480				[sources]
Ethnicity	Asian				[sources]
Address	c/o LIMMT ECONOMIC AND TRADE COMPANY, LTD., 2501-2508 Yuexiu Mansion, No. 82 Xinkai Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116011				[sources]
Source link	sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.fbi.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-05	Last processed	2024-10-09	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

NCIC: W710456843

— US FBI Most Wanted, 2024-04-01

Li Fangwei, who is more commonly known by the name Karl Lee, was previously sanctioned by the United States for his alleged role as a principal supplier to Iran's ballistic missile program. It is alleged that from 2006 through the present time Li Fangwei controlled a large network of front companies based in Eastern China which he allegedly used to defraud United States banks, regulators, and companies in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations. It is also alleged that he continues to violate United States law and economic sanctions by engaging in prohibited transactions worth millions of dollars through United States-based financial institutions.

— US FBI Most Wanted, 2024-04-01

Li Fangwei is known to speak both Mandarin and English.

— US FBI Most Wanted, 2024-04-01

Criminal

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-18

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
c/o LIMMT ECONOMIC AND TRADE COMPANY, LTD., 2501-2508 Yuexiu Mansion, No. 82 Xinkai Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116011	China

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Autonomous (Iran)	2024-01-12	-

Data sources

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,300

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List31,956

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,259

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

US FBI Most Wanted434

The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

United States · FBI

External databases

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Wikidata363,278

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: fr-ga-named-li-fang-wei · us-fbi-li-fangwei · au-dfat-1945-karl-lee · fr-ga-named-karl-lee · ofac-11447 · NK-DNRNBxaMBMYbtsk4mA3cYY

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