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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