Dan Hoffman on tech CEO accused of sending secret shipments to Iran
Former CIA station chief Dan Hoffman weighs in on the alleged decade-long scheme where tech CEO Jamshid Ghomi sold U.S. computer networking parts to Iran. Hoffman emphasizes the counter-intelligence success by the FBI in exposing the tech scheme. He discusses the potential damage to U.S. national security and Iran’s ability to augment its nuclear program with U.S. technology.
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A dual U.S.-Iranian citizen accused of helping Iran’s military and nuclear program obtain sensitive American technology used millions of dollars in illicit proceeds from the scheme to fund the construction of his Newport Beach mansion, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Jamshid Ghomi, 63, an Iranian-American businessman who lives in Newport Coast, California, was charged with conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions laws by supplying export-restricted American networking, security and encryption equipment to customers in Iran, including entities tied to the country’s military and nuclear enrichment programs.
“As alleged, 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,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said in a statement.
The arrest comes amid a broader federal crackdown on Iranian procurement networks and intelligence operations. In recent years, federal authorities have charged multiple Iranian nationals and operatives accused of obtaining U.S. technology for military purposes and acting on behalf of the Iranian government.
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Ghomi’s $35 million mansion, reportedly financed in part with proceeds from the illicit sale of American technology to the Iranian government. (Justice Department)
Ghomi is the founder and CEO of Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh…
