A dual US-Iranian citizen and the chief executive of a Tehran-based technology company were arrested on federal charges related to an alleged ten-year scheme to illegally export US-origin networking and encryption hardware to Iran’s nuclear and military sectors, in violation of sanctions regulations in the United States.According to ANI, defendant Jamshed Ghomi, a 63-year-old resident of Newport Coast, California, was detained following a federal criminal complaint charging him with conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The complaint alleges that they purchased and exported restricted US technology to Iran without obtaining the required authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.Federal prosecutors identified Ghomi as the founder and chief executive of Faraz Pardaz Rayneh Company Limited (FPR), through which he allegedly obtained sensitive US networking hardware. The equipment was reportedly rerouted through third-party intermediaries in the United Arab Emirates before being transferred to Iranian recipients, including state and military-affiliated entities.The US Justice Department said investigators consider the operation a deliberate attempt to circumvent export controls and direct advanced US technology to sanctioned Iranian entities.Authorities alleged that between 2011 and 2015, Ghomei used eBay and PayPal accounts to make more than 400 acquisitions of regulated technology before transitioning to direct purchases from commercial suppliers in Minnesota and Nebraska through a network of shell companies. Investigators further alleged that, from 2014 to 2018, he coordinated the transit of more than 250 metric tons of hardware into Iran through freight forwarding services operating from Dubai, during which he falsified shipping records and systematically concealed end-user identities.Court filings indicate that FPR supplied technology to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, the body responsible for overseeing the country’s nuclear program, as well as the Ministry of Defense and armed forces logistics. The company is also accused of providing encryption and security systems for defense-affiliated operations in violation of additional sanctions restrictions.Prosecutors said Ghomei obscured the financial path of more than USD 15 million to the United States between 2011 and 2024 through complex monetary transactions, fraudulent invoices and sham corporations. Authorities further alleged that he deliberately underreported his income to tax authorities while financing a multi-million dollar luxury estate on the Newport Coast with proceeds from illegal trading.The Justice Department indicated that the prosecution is part of broader federal enforcement efforts to prevent unauthorized technology transfers to adversarial states. If convicted, Ghomey faces a maximum statutory sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Judicial officials said the criminal complaint is only an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.