Jamshid Ghomi, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, was arrested for violating U.S. sanctions Iran. The CEO of an Iranian technology company has been accused of purchasing advanced U.S.-origin cyber, security and encryption equipment for Iranians, including the regime’s military and intelligence services. nuclear agency.
“Mr. Gomi exploited U.S. financial systems and procurement channels for years to move controlled equipment to Iran while hiding his activities behind front companies and forged documents,” said the IRS special agent assigned to the case. explain. Here’s everything you need to know about Jamshid Gomi.
Jamshid Gomi: 5 things to know
- Gomi, 63, of Newport Coast, Calif., was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
- If convicted, Gomi could serve 20 years in federal prison.
- According to records, Ghomi is the founder, owner and CEO of Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh Co. Ltd. (FPR), a Tehran-based computer networking company. For more than a decade, he exploited sanctions violations to obtain U.S.-origin network equipment for Iranian clients.
- From 2014 to 2018, Ghomi used freight forwarders and intermediaries in Dubai to arrange for the smuggling of more than 250 metric tons (275.6 US tons) of network equipment into Iran.
- From 2017 to 2023, Gomi’s company provided U.S.-origin computer network equipment to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), the Iranian government agency responsible for Iran’s nuclear program. From 2014 to 2022, the company provided U.S.-origin network, security and encryption equipment to Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. The Ministry of Defense of Iran is responsible for research, development and manufacturing of the entire Iranian defense enterprise.
ALSO READ | What Trump once called Obama’s “worst deal ever” may now be his playbook for peace with Iran
Gomi also laundered proceeds from his illegal business into the United States. From 2011 to 2024, he transferred $15 million from Iran to his U.S. bank account and another construction escrow account. According to the Justice Department, Gomi misrepresented the funds to the IRS as foreign inheritance. He used funds from this sanctions evasion scheme to finance the mansion he built in Orange County. minister of justice Todd Branch Noting that Gomi lives in a $35 million mansion, he shared photos of his residence. you can see them here.
“Today, dual American and Iranian citizen Jamshid Ghomi lives in a $35 million mansion in Orange County, California. Arrested in connection with a federal criminal indictment alleging that he sold computer technology to Iranian companies and the Iranian government, including technology that aided Iran’s military and nuclear programs. The charges allege that the defendant violated U.S. sanctions against Iran by aiding one of our country’s enemies and becoming rich as a result. Not only was he arrested today, but so were we. “We are beginning to seize his mansion, which was purchased with his illegal earnings,” Branch wrote on X. “
