California Man Arrested for Allegedly Supplying Technology for Iran’s Nuclear Program

Federal authorities arrested a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen living in a $35 million mansion on the Southern California coast on June 3 and charged him with violating sanctions against Iran by allegedly supplying American-made technology to Iran’s nuclear program and military. Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, Calif., was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles announced. If convicted, Ghomi faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. “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,” Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post on X. “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.”...