Orange County business owner supplied Iran with U.S. technology, federal prosecutors say
Key takeaways
- The complaint identifies the company as Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh Co.
- “Ghomi is accused of aiding our declared enemies by selling U.S.-origin computer networking parts to Iran and earning millions of dollars in violation of U.S. sanction laws,” said First Assistant U.S.
- For years, authorities say, Ghomi used an intermediary in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to smuggle U.S. tech into his home country of Iran, where he is a dual-citizen.
Federal law enforcement gathers at the Newport Coast home of a man accused of supplying U.S. technology to Iran. (KTLA-TV) By Seamus Bozeman Follow June 3, 2026 5:23 PM PT 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
A Newport Coast man running a business out of Iran was arrested and charged with violating federal law Wednesday after prosecutors say he spent years illegally importing American technology into the country, including to Iran’s nuclear establishment, without notifying the U.S. government.
Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast is accused of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for allegedly supplying Iranian customers — including the Iranian regime’s military and the Iranian government agency responsible for the production of atomic weaponry — with “sophisticated” U.S.-origin networking, security and encryption equipment for more than a decade, according to a federal criminal complaint.