Pakistani FBI Agent Kamran Faridi Freed From US Prison

Former FBI operative Kamran Faridi has been released from a Florida prison after serving nearly four years of his 84-month sentence. Initially convicted on December 9, 2022, Faridi was sentenced to 84 months for various offenses, including transmitting threats, threatening a federal officer, and obstruction of justice. However, on March 18, 2024, a federal judge in New York, Cathy Seibel, reduced his sentence to 72 months.

As part of his release conditions, Faridi had to surrender his US citizenship and leave the country permanently before August. Hailing from Karachi, Pakistan, Faridi was associated with the Peoples Students Federation (PSF) and had connections with PSF leader Najeeb Ahmed.

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Described as a “Karachi street hustler,” Faridi immigrated to the US in 1991 and later became a full-time informant and agent for the FBI. He was involved in various operations, including posing as a Russian mafia operative to aid in the arrest of Karachi businessman Jabir Motiwala in London in 2018.

However, Faridi’s relationship with the FBI soured when he threatened to expose their manipulation of evidence against Motiwala. His plans to testify in Motiwala’s favor led to his arrest in London in 2020 and subsequent extradition to the US.