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Issa Asad

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Convicted in a public proceeding.

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  1. As founder and CEO of Q Link Wireless, directed the company to submit fraudulent reimbursement claims to the FCC's Lifeline program from as early as 2012 through at least 2021, including manufactured cellphone activity logs for customers who were not using their phones. source
  2. After Q Link learned the FCC was investigating, manufactured call records and provided false documents to investigators rather than returning or amending the fraudulent claims. source
  3. Moved over $50 million in fraudulently obtained Lifeline funds to bank accounts in Jordan controlled by himself and a family member. source
  4. Separately pleaded guilty to money laundering tied to the Paycheck Protection Program, having falsely claimed the pandemic hurt Q Link's business to secure a forgivable loan, then spending the proceeds on a Land Rover, jewelry, personal credit card bills and property taxes. source
  5. Pleaded guilty in October 2024 and was sentenced in July 2025 to 60 months in federal prison; agreed with Q Link to pay more than $109.6 million in restitution to the FCC and separately paid more than $1.75 million to the Small Business Administration, with a $17.5 million personal forfeiture. source

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  1. Issa Asad, Q Link founder, sentenced to five years for largest criminal FCC fraud in U.S. history. Wireless Estimator. Accessed 2026-11-03.
  2. Q Link CEO Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for USF Fraud and Money Laundering. Communications Daily. Accessed 2026-11-03.

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