SANTA ANA, Calif. — An Orange County man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran by allegedly selling networking, security and encryption equipment to the regime’s nuclear and military establishment.
What You Need To Know
- Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
- A dual U.S.-Iranian national and chief executive of a Tehran-based technology company, Ghomi has allegedly used his company to procure U.S.-made networking equipment for customers in Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions for more than a decade
- Ghomi and his co-conspirators referred to Iran as “Motherland” in their internal correspondence concerning the equipment’s procurement, according to prosecutors in Los Angele
- If convicted, Ghomi could face up to 20 years in federal prison, prosecutors noted
Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. A detention hearing is scheduled for Thursday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana. Arraignment is expected on July 13.
A dual U.S.-Iranian national and chief executive of a Tehran-based technology company, Ghomi has allegedly used his company to procure U.S.-made networking equipment for customers in Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions for more than a decade, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office…