Jamshid Ghomi, 63, a dual U.S.-Iranian national and chief executive of Iran-based technology firm FPR, was arrested June 4, 2026, on a federal criminal complaint charging him with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act [1]. Prosecutors allege Ghomi spent more than a decade procuring and supplying U.S.-origin networking, security, and encryption equipment to Iranian end users, including the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and other sanctioned military entities [1][2]. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted [1].
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, charges Ghomi under IEEPA, the primary statutory authority authorizing the president to regulate international commerce in response to declared national emergencies, including the longstanding emergency governing Iran [1]. Prosecutors further allege that Ghomi laundered proceeds from the scheme into the United States, using the funds to finance construction of a $35 million mansion in Newport Coast, California [1][2]. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, named as a recipient of the equipment, is subject to sanctions administered by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control and has been a designated entity in connection with Iran's nuclear activities [2].
The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California in coordination with the DOJ National Security Division [1]. Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Eisenberg is handling the matter for the government [1]. The arrest follows a broader pattern of federal enforcement actions targeting technology-sector actors alleged to have supplied controlled U.S. goods to sanctioned Iranian programs, though the direct connection to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran distinguishes this case from more typical dual-use export prosecutions.
Ghomi's initial appearance and bail proceedings had not been publicly reported as of the date of the complaint's unsealing. The criminal complaint is a charging instrument and does not establish guilt. The case will proceed to a preliminary hearing or grand jury indictment within the statutory timeframe required under federal procedural rules. Given the national security designation and the money laundering allegations tied to domestic real property, the government is expected to seek pretrial detention and forfeiture of the Newport Coast residence as proceeds of the alleged scheme [1][2].