Jamshid Ghomi, a 63-year-old dual US-Iranian national, has been arrested for violating US sanctions against Iran.
The CEO of Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh Co. Ltd., a Tehran-based computer networking company, stands accused of acquiring sophisticated US-origin networking, security, and encryption equipment for Iranians, including the regime's military and nuclear establishment.
Ghomi allegedly spent over a decade exploiting US financial systems and procurement channels to move controlled equipment to Iran while hiding his activities behind front companies and falsified documentation.
He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Ghomi's company supplied over 250 metric tons of networking equipment to Iran, including the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, from 2017 to 2023.
He also laundered $15 million from Iran into his US bank accounts and used the funds to build a $35 million mansion in Orange County, California.
