Jamshid Ghomi, a dual U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of the Tehran-based tech firm Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh Co. (FPR), was arrested on federal charges for allegedly supplying American technology to Iran's nuclear and military sectors. The arrest occurred on June 3, 2026, in Newport Coast, California. Ghomi is accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran by obtaining networking, security, and encryption equipment for Iranian entities, including the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and Iran's Ministry of Defense.
Between 2014 and 2018, he is alleged to have smuggled over 250 metric tons of equipment into Iran and laundered more than $15 million into his U.S. bank accounts, falsely reporting the funds as a foreign inheritance. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been actively pursuing cases against individuals and networks involved in supplying technology to Iran, with recent cases involving the procurement of U.S. microelectronics for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the seizure of Iranian-linked web domains used for cyberattacks. If convicted, Ghomi faces up to 20 years in prison.
