FBI sanctions listing
IZMIR ALI KOCH
IZMIR ALI KOCH is an individual designated on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation — Wanted (FBI) sanctions list under the Additional Violent Crimes programme, listed on 2019-08-22. Additional Violent Crimes. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, Dual American and Russian nationality, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.
Reason for listing
Failure to Surrender for Service of Sentence as Ordered by the Court On July 9, 2019, Izmir Ali Koch was sentenced for one count each of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, and making false statements in the beating of a man he believed to be Jewish outside of a Cincinnati, Ohio, restaurant in February of 2017. Koch was ordered by the court to self-surrender at a prison in West Virginia on August 16, 2019, but failed to do so. Subsequently, an indictment was filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division, Cincinnati, Ohio, for failure to surrender for service of sentence as ordered by the court, and a federal arrest warrant was issued on September 4, 2019. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Izmir Ali Koch. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS WITH VIOLENT TENDENCIES
Statement of reasons as published by US FBI. This is the issuing authority's wording, reproduced for reference.
Designation record
| List / authority | US FBI (FBI) — FBI — Additional Violent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Person |
| Programmes / regime | Additional Violent Crimes |
| Date listed | 2019-08-22 |
| Source record ID | fbi:24d8caf9b06144d6850d3f3bbc710e40 |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Position / role | Additional Violent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 6, 1985 |
| Place of birth | Toy Teipa, Uzbekistan |
| Nationality / country | Dual American and Russian |
| Gender | Male |
Known aliases (6)
Deep-research dossier
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation — Wanted |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fbi:24d8caf9b06144d6850d3f3bbc710e40 |
| Aggregated by | Sanctiometer (independent) — verify against the issuing authority's official list before acting. |