California tech CEO arrested for allegedly supplying equipment to Iranian nuclear programs: DOJ
Prosecutors say Jamshid Ghomi used front companies and U.S. payment accounts to move more than $15 million in proceeds and controlled equipment to Iran.
- On Wednesday, federal agents arrested Jamshid Ghomi, 63, a Newport Beach resident and CEO of Tehran-based Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh, charging him with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by smuggling U.S. technology to Iran.
- Prosecutors allege Ghomi orchestrated a decade-long scheme routing more than 250 metric tons of U.S. equipment to Iran's Ministry of Defense and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran between 2011 and 2023.
- Ghomi allegedly laundered over $15 million in Iranian revenue through shell companies, using funds to construct a $35 million Newport Coast mansion while reporting minimal income to the IRS.
- First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said the government will seek forfeiture of the mansion and a potential 20-year prison sentence, with Ghomi scheduled for an initial court appearance this afternoon in Santa Ana.
- IRS Criminal Investigation and the Bureau of Industry and Security continue investigating the breach's scope, as the full extent of U.S. technology currently operating within Iranian military and nuclear systems remains unknown.
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DOJ Accuses Iranian-Californian Tech CEO of Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iranian Military
Federal agents arrested a dual United States and Iranian citizen Wednesday for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions against Iran by supplying its nuclear and military establishment with American equipment. The Justice Department said 63-year-old Jamshid Ghomi of Newport Coast, California, has been charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
California Man Arrested for Allegedly Supplying Technology for Iran’s Nuclear Program
Federal authorities arrested a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen living in a $35 million mansion on the Southern California coast on June 3 and charged him with violating sanctions against Iran by allegedly supplying American-made technology to Iran’s nuclear program and military. Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, Calif., was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles …
CEO charged with illegally supplying Iran with U.S. computer tech
SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) - An Orange County man was arrested today on federal charges of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran by allegedly selling networking, security and encryption equipment to the regime's nuclear and military establishment. Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. He was expected to make his initial appearance Wednesday afternoon in U.S. Dist…
FBI RAIDS $35 MILLION CALIFORNIA MANSION — Tech CEO Arrested for Allegedly Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iran's Nuclear and Military Programs While Reporting Just $20K Income * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft
The FBI has arrested a California tech CEO living in a lavish $35 million mansion after federal authorities accused him of secretly supplying U.S.
Jamshid Ghomi charged with conspiracy to violate International Emergency Economic Powers Act, says Justice Department
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