A dual Lebanese-Belgian citizen, deemed a “specially designated global terrorist” by the Treasury Department in 2018, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge in a scheme involving funneling money to Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon.

Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, 60, pleaded guilty in federal court in New York to one count of conspiracy to conduct unlawful transactions involving a specially designated global terrorist, the Department of Justice said in a news release.

Bazzi faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. He also agreed to forfeit the nearly $830,000 that was part of the illegal transaction, and to be removed from the U.S. upon completion of his sentence.

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