Tax Fraud Noorullah Zadran Action Date: June 17, 2005 Location: New York, NY On June 17, 2005, Noorullah Zadran pleaded guilty to tax fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud for submitting false information on a loan application. Zadran worked at the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the “Mission”), located in Flushing, New York. According to the indictment filed against Zadran on February 14, 2005, Zadran failed to report his salary received while working at the Mission during 1998 to 2001. Zadran was also charged with conspiring with others to fraudulently obtain a $240,000 loan by falsely verifying that his wife also worked at the Mission. Sentencing was scheduled for September 20, 2005.