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3 Jun 2026, 18:30

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that the CEO of a technology company in California has been arrested on charges of supplying American equipment to Iran's nuclear and military entities.

According to the department's statement, Jamshid Ghomy, 63, a dual citizen of Iran and the U.S. residing in Newport Coast, California, has been charged with "conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act."

He is accused of "providing advanced American-made networking, security, and encryption equipment to Iranian clients, including nuclear and military entities of the Iranian government." The U.S. Department of Justice also stated that Jamshid Ghomy used "front companies" in the United Arab Emirates to conceal shipments of networking and computing equipment destined for Iran, and these intermediary companies were employed to keep the true destination of the goods hidden and to circumvent U.S. sanctions.

John Eisenberg, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security, said in the statement: "According to the indictment, Ghomy has profited by supplying American technology to the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization and other sanctioned entities related to Iran's nuclear program." He added: "The National Security Division of the Department of Justice will hold accountable those who violate our laws to advance Iran's nuclear ambitions."

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the defendant transferred over $15 million from Iran to his bank accounts in the U.S. and falsely declared this money to the U.S. tax authorities as foreign inheritance.

Based on these allegations, his federal tax returns showed almost no income, with the highest income reported in any year being only $20,684.

The U.S. Department of Justice also claims that he used income from the "sanctions evasion scheme" to fund the construction of a multi-million dollar mansion in Orange County, California. The prosecution, in addition to seeking prison time, is looking to seize his assets, including his expensive mansion.

Investigators believe he secretly purchased over 250 tons of controlled technology equipment through his company in Tehran, named "Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh," for more than a decade. He is accused of procuring and sending goods to Iran using personal accounts on eBay and PayPal and through shell companies in the UAE.

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