Tech CEO With $35 Million California Mansion Charged With Secretly Aiding Iran’s Nuclear Program
Key takeaways
- Topline Jamshid Ghomi, a U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of a Tehran-based tech firm, was arrested Wednesday over allegations he funneled U.S.
- Ghomi's Newport Beach mansion.Department of Justice Key Facts Ghomi, 63, was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a law allowing the U.S.
- Prosecutors have alleged Ghomi’s company, Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh, supplied U.S.
Topline Jamshid Ghomi, a U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of a Tehran-based tech firm, was arrested Wednesday over allegations he funneled U.S. networking and encryption equipment to Iran's nuclear program and military while laundering millions of dollars.
Ghomi's Newport Beach mansion.Department of Justice Key Facts Ghomi, 63, was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a law allowing the U.S. president to freeze foreign assets during a national emergency.
Prosecutors have alleged Ghomi’s company, Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh, supplied U.S. networking and security equipment to Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization from 2017 to 2023 and to Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics between 2014 and 2022, according to the Justice Department.