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Ahmad Abouammo (Twitter / Saudi Arabia)

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LEGAL STATUS

Convicted 2022. Resentenced June 26, 2025 to time served plus 2 years' supervised release (amended judgment July 2, 2025). On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit's venue ruling on the §1519 falsification count and remanded (judgment issued July 13, 2026). Post-remand proceedings not checked.1

AS OF 2026-10-20

Case-file story

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The Watch from London

CONVICTED · VENUE REMAND (SCOTUS 2026)

Timeline

  1. 2014-12Bribes from a Saudi official begin, as early as this date, per trial evidence2
  2. 2018-10Lies to FBI and falsifies a document when questioned2
  3. 2019-11-19Indicted with Ali Alzabarah and Ahmed Almutairi3
  4. 2022-08-09Jury verdict (guilty on 6 counts incl. §951, money laundering, §1519)3
  5. 2022-12-15Sentenced to 42 months2
  6. 2024-12-049th Cir. affirms convictions, vacates sentence (loss calculation), remands4
  7. 2025-06-26Resentenced to time served on all six counts plus 2 years' supervised release5
  8. 2025-07-02Amended judgment entered5
  9. 2025-12-05Supreme Court grants certiorari, limited to Question 1 (venue)1
  10. 2026-03-30Argued1
  11. 2026-06-11Reversed and remanded, unanimous opinion by Justice Kagan6
  12. 2026-07-13Judgment issued1

Verified facts

  • He was a Media Partnerships Manager for the MENA region at Twitter.2
  • The original sentence included forfeiture of $242,000, representing the watch and cash received as bribes.2
  • Supreme Court holding: a §1519 defendant must be tried in the district where the falsification occurred, which here was Seattle (W.D. Wash.), not where the investigation was located.6
  • The Supreme Court ruling concerns venue for the §1519 count. The convictions on the other counts were not before the Court; certiorari was limited to Question 1.1

Editorial notes

  • Co-defendants are named in the indictment. Mention them only as the record does.

Sources

  1. https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-5146.html · Wayback
  2. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-twitter-employee-sentenced-42-months-federal-prison-acting-foreign-agent · Wayback
  3. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/united-states-v-ahmad-abouammo · Wayback
  4. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2024/12/04/22-10348.pdf · no archive snapshot yet
  5. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16487479/united-states-v-abouammo/ · Wayback
  6. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5146_e29f.pdf · Wayback
  7. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2024/12/04/22-10348.pdf · Wayback
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