Officials on Thursday arrested Jamshid Ghomi, a tech CEO with dual U.S.-Iranian citizenship, in a raid on his home in Orange County, California. Ghomi has been accused of violating international sanctions by selling goods to Iran, according to a Department of Justice release.
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“Ghomi enriched himself by supplying U.S. technology to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and other sanctioned entities responsible for Iran’s nuclear program,” said John A. Eisenberg, assistant attorney general for National Security.
The DOJ says Ghomi violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a law aimed at reducing national security threats posed by Iran.
US authorities arrested dual US-Iranian national Jamshid Ghomi, accusing him of supplying US technology to entities tied to Iran’s military and nuclear programs
Prosecutors are also seeking to seize his $35M California mansion as Ghomi faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted… pic.twitter.com/Opi8RnJEiU
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Commenting on the arrest, Darren Lian, acting Special Agent for the IRS Criminal Investigation said, “Today’s arrest reflects our commitment to disrupt the illegal flow of American technology to foreign nations, especially our adversaries.”
According to Lian, Ghomi used front companies and falsified documentation to hide his activities.
“We will continue to work with our partners to safeguard national security by utilizing our financial investigative expertise,” Lian concluded, per the DOJ release.
If convicted, Ghomi could face up to 20 years in prison.
Ghomi allegedly smuggled goods as far back as 2011
The Department of Justice report states that, beginning in 2011, Ghomi “moved more than $15 million from Iran into his U.S. bank accounts and into a construction escrow account held on his behalf. He falsely reported those funds to the IRS as a foreign inheritance.”
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Over the years, Ghomi never reported more than $20,684 in yearly income to the IRS despite owning a $35 million mansion in Orange County.
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said that Ghomi received more than $15 million from Iran and the money was received from the illegal sale of “U.S.-origin computer networking parts.”
Ghomi’s company, Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh Co. Ltd., is a Tehran based technology company that he allegedly used to hide his conduct. According to prosecutors, Ghomi used the company to supply computer networking equipment that benefited Iran’s centrifuge and uranium-enrichment programs.
“Our nation’s laws prohibiting doing business with one of the world’s largest state sponsors of terrorism must be enforced and obeyed. We will hold him accountable by seeking an appropriate prison sentence and by seizing his assets, including his $35 million Newport Beach mansion,” Essayli concluded.
Today, Jamshid Ghomi, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who lives in a $35 million mansion in Orange County, California, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with selling computer technology to Iranian companies and Iran’s government — including technology to help… pic.twitter.com/EdL4OsB8Y5
— Acting AG Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) June 3, 2026
The arrest comes as the Trump administration continues its negotiations for a peace deal with Iran.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Iran of using its nuclear program to develop an atomic weapon, saying this is a red line for the U.S.
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