A Miami-based federal prosecutor who has worked on high-value civil forfeiture matters, including major foreign bribery and sanctions-linked asset seizures, has now formally entered the United States’ case involving businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed.
Court filings show Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Paster has appeared for the United States “regarding any forfeiture issues” in United States of America v. Nazar Mohamed et al.
His appearance comes as both Mohameds face an extradition process in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court following a U.S. indictment.
In U.S. federal cases, the forfeiture component can run alongside the criminal case and targets property tied to wrongdoing.
Paster’s recent public record includes prosecuting significant forfeiture actions in South Florida. In January 2025, the DOJ announced a final judgment forfeiting over US$20 million in proceeds linked to a Venezuelan bribery and money laundering scheme; Paster was among the Assistant U.S. Attorneys listed as having prosecuted the case.
In a separate forfeiture matter announced the same month, DOJ said it secured the forfeiture of two luxury Miami condominiums worth about US$1.8 million tied to violations of Russia-related U.S. sanctions, with Paster listed among the prosecutors.
Last November, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said a federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment on October 2, charging the two sanctioned individuals in what prosecutors described as a multi-year scheme to evade taxes and royalties owed to the Government of Guyana through fraudulent gold export practices and related money laundering.
According to the U.S., Nazar, 72, and Azruddin, 38, were owners of Mohamed’s Enterprise, a gold wholesaler and exporter, and are accused of concealing the true quantity and value of gold exported between about 2017 and at least 2024.
The indictment also seeks forfeiture of approximately US$5.3 million in gold bars seized at Miami International Airport in June 2024.
