ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — Acting Attorney General of the United States Todd Blanche announced the arrest of a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen and CEO of a Tehran-based tech company on federal charges.
63-year-old Jamshid Ghomi of Newport Coast is accused of violating U.S. sanctions by supplying advanced American networking, security, and encryption equipment to customers in Iran — including organizations tied to Iran’s nuclear and military programs.
Prosecutors said Ghomi has been running a years-long scheme through his company, Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh, to acquire U.S.-made technology and route it to Iran through intermediaries in the UAE…