FBI Offers $150,000 for Onur Simsek in U.S. Military Parts Fraud

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 11

$150,000 is now being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Onur Simsek, a Turkish national accused of running a defense procurement fraud scheme tied to U.S. military contracts.
Prosecutors say Simsek used a U.S. front company from April 2019 to February 2022 to sell Turkish-made parts for Navy submarines, Marine armored vehicles and Army M-60 tanks after falsely certifying them as tested, qualified and compliant.
The Justice Department alleges the parts were repackaged to hide their Turkish origin, potentially leaving critical military equipment inoperable; a Tampa court issued Simsek's arrest warrant in October 2023.
The case fits the Trump administration's broader push against overseas fraud suspects, with the FBI's new Most Wanted Fraudsters list following the late-July capture of Khalid Satary in a separate $547 million Medicare fraud case.