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Jamshid Ghomi is a dual US-Iranian national who was arrested for violating US sanctions against Iran. The CEO of an Iran-based technology company stands accused of acquiring sophisticated US-origin networking, security, and encryption equipment for Iranians, including the regime’s military and nuclear establishment.
“Mr. Ghomi spent years exploiting United States financial systems and procurement channels to move controlled equipment to Iran while hiding his activities behind front companies and falsified documentation,” the IRS agent in charge of the case said. Here’s all you need to know about Jamshid Ghomi.
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Ghomi also laundered the proceeds of his illegal business into the US. From 2011 to 2024, he moved $15 million from Iran into his US bank accounts and another construction escrow account. As per the DOJ, Ghomi falsely reported those funds to the IRS as foreign inheritance. He funded the construction of his mansion in Orange County with the money from this scheme of evading sanctions. Attorney General Todd Blanche noted that Ghomi stayed in a $35 million mansion, and shared photos of his residence. You can see them here.
“Today, Jamshid Ghomi, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who lives in a $35 million mansion in Orange County, California, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with selling computer technology to Iranian companies and Iran’s government — including technology to help with Iran’s military and nuclear program. These allegations assert that the defendant violated U.S. sanctions against Iran, aided one of our nation’s enemies, supported Iran’s nuclear program, and got rich doing it. Not only is he being arrested today, but we also are beginning the process of seizing his mansion, which was purchased with his illegal proceeds,” Blanche wrote on X.
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