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Posted on 06/03/2026 11:46:11 AM PDT by DFG
Federal agents, in a daring predawn raid Wednesday, pounced on the opulent, $35 million Newport Beach mansion of an Iranian tech boss charged with supplying US computer hardware to Iran’s military and nuclear programs.
The California Post was there as the FBI arrested Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, who was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and is expected to appear Wednesday afternoon in Santa Ana federal court.
The businessman, who is a dual citizen of Iran and the US, is accused of selling computer hardware to the Iranian government for use in its military and nuclear operations. Prosecutors allege Ghomi made millions on those deals and invented elaborate schemes to hide the transactions.
“Ghomi is accused of aiding our declared enemies by selling US-origin computer networking parts to Iran and earning millions of dollars in violation of US sanction laws,” said Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli.
“We will hold him accountable by seeking an appropriate prison sentence and by seizing his assets, including his $35 million Newport Beach mansion,” he added.
Early Wednesday morning, dozens of agents dressed in tactical gear and carrying automatic weapons gathered early at a parking lot in tony Newport Beach near the accused Ghomi’s palatial pad.
From there, agents sped in a convoy to the property at 31 High Water within an exclusive gated community, encircling the mansion’s manicured grounds before calling for him to come out.
“What’s going on?” asked one of the stunned occupants of the mansion, as two of Ghomi’s adult sons and his wife were led outside by agents.
More agents carrying power tools and evidence boxes entered Ghomi’s the Italianate estate, while an interpreter arrived to interview him.
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Lemme see. In a sane America, (pre cultural revolution baby boomers in politics) this would be treason and/or espionage. Somebody refresh my memory. What was the penalty?
Give him double the Jan 6 treatment.
Be sure to include double the wall feces, in his cell.
4 year anniv of mara lago maybe
An even more elaborate raid was conducted in a New York City mansion last week. My impression was that of a Hispanic-Mafia, involving fully-automatic firearms arms shipments into the US.
Agents broke into false spaces full of computers, files and evidence of contraband.
This should be death, sir.
Feed him to the sharks off of the Farallon Islands.
What does “our declared enemies” mean?
YES
HOORAY Feds!
For more than a decade…… who was running the government over that time frame? Come on Hunter, you know the answer to this question!
Jamshid Ghomi was charged for supplying US computer hardware to Iran’s
military and nuclear programs. He is a "dual citizen" of Iran and the US.
The Rosenbergs have an answer.
Hmmm...did the Iranian female arms merchant who was arrested last month in CA rat him out?
Another burr under my saddle, no dual citizenship, you are one or the other. If the other, get out.
Yes and in a manner befitting the country to which he was shipping arms - that being hanging or beheading.
A muzzie renouncing his other citizenship would be Taqiyya
True, so just no to them.
From the local newspaper:
Posh neighborhood....Ghomi's mansion at center.
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