BREAKING: Orange County tech CEOโs $35 million mansion raided by the FBI as he is arrested for selling US technology to the Iranian military.
Jamshid Ghomi, a dual citizen of the United States and Iran, was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Ghomi has been accused of selling computer hardware to the Iranian military for use in military and nuclear programs.
Investigators say Ghomi created elaborate schemes to hide the millions of dollars he's made from these transactions.
Ghomi allegedly used his Tehrna-based computer networking company, Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh, to acquire US networking components for Iranian customers, which violates US sanctions.
Ghomi is also accused of allegedly making $10 million annually in sales from his firm and only reporting $20,000 maximun in income to the IRS.
Bill Essayli, LAโs top prosecutor, said, โGhomi is accused of aiding our declared enemies by selling US-origin computer networking parts to Iran and earning millions of dollars in violation of US sanction lawsโฆ We will hold him accountable by seeking an appropriate prison sentence and by seizing his assets, including his $35 million Newport Beach mansion.โ
Federal authorities are also investigating Ghomi for money laundering, tax evasion, and other crimes.
How can he NOT be fired?
He said his direct boss and the woman who runs the network are โmurderingโ โ60 Minutesโ and arenโt qualified to do their jobs.
Like in what profession would he *not* be fired???
Democrats just nominated a guy who served as a defense witness for the World Trade Center bomber and who worked for an Al Qaeda front group.
You know how we say Europeโs problems with Islamism are going to happen here?
Well, they are happening.