Exclusive | Feds raid $35M SoCal mansion of tech boss charged with sending secret shipments to Iranian military, nuclear programs

Nypost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Jun 03, 2026 · 770 words · By Ben Chapman

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Metro exclusive Feds raid $35M SoCal mansion of tech boss charged with sending secret shipments to Iranian military, nuclear programs See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Metro exclusive Feds raid $35M SoCal mansion of tech boss charged with sending secret shipments to Iranian military, nuclear programs See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on GoogleFederal 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.

Common ground

The California Post was there as the feds 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.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Bill Essayli is Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor”

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Wikipedia and official government sources confirm Bill Essayli is the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, effectively leading the federal prosecutor's office in Los Angeles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilal Ali "Bill" Essayli (born November 24, 1985) is an American lawyer and politician who currently serves as the first assistant United States attorney for the Central District of California. He pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Essayli

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 6, 2025, protests began in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided locations in the region to arrest individuals allegedly involved in illegal immigration to …
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Claim 2: “He is accused of taking in more than $10 million annually in sales from his computer firm while only reporting a maximum income of $20,000 to the IRS.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for 'GolfNow' and does not contain any information regarding Ghomi's IRS reporting or company sales.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 24, 2026 · Discover golf courses near you and book tee times with GolfNow. Get the best golf deals near you and save on your next round. Book your tee time today!
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Claim 3: “agents sped in a convoy to the property at 31 High Water within an exclusive gated community”

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Multiple sources specify the address of the raid as 31 High Water in Newport Beach/Newport Coast.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William "Bill" Robert Barnett (August 31, 1942 – December 24, 2018) was an American water polo coach who competed for Long Beach State and was best known for leading the U.S. men's Olympic water polo …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd [kasˈnɛwɨð]) is a city and county borough in Wales, on the River Usk near its confluence with the Severn Estuary, approximately 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. The popula…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Wales

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Newport Beach is a coastal city in Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Newport Beach had a population of 85,239. Located about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of downtown Los A…
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Claim 4: “Ghomi arranged the secret shipment of more than 250 tons of controlled US technology and used his own eBay and PayPal accounts to make hundreds more purchases of computer-networking equipment that was shipped to Iran illegally”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding 250 tons of technology or the use of eBay and PayPal accounts.

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Claim 5: “the feds arrested Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, who was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act”

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Multiple sources confirm Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

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web search NEUTRAL — ベイシアのスーパーマーケットやスーパーセンターをはじめ、全国各店の最新チラシ、お得なキャンペーン情報、おすすめ商品、ネット通販など、ショッピングのお役立ち情報を紹介しています。
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Claim 6: “He personally negotiated the purchase of the computer equipment directly from suppliers in Minnesota and Nebraska, routing the hardware through a United Arab Emirates front company and then on to his company in Iran”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding negotiations in Minnesota and Nebraska or routing through a UAE front company.

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Claim 7: “federal authorities are investigating Ghomi for money laundering, tax evasion and other crimes.”

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While the arrest for IEEPA violations is well-documented, the specific mention of 'money laundering and tax evasion' as part of the investigation is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; only the general federal charges are mentioned.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2026 ... Jamshid Ghomi of Newport Coast, California, is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Ghomi ...
https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/ceo-of…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Jamshid Ghomi, a tech CEO living a life of extreme luxury, now faces serious federal charges for allegedly shipping restricted U.S. computer ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZKTdixFWgY/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Jamshid Ghomi, a California tech company CEO, was arrested by the Department of Justice for supplying Iran with equipment for its nuclear and ...
https://www.facebook.com/anewztv/posts/federal-authorities-a…

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Claim 8: “Ghomi’s most visible asset is his sprawling, 14,000-square-foot home in Newport Coast”

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Claim 9: “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.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm federal agents raided a $35 million Newport Beach mansion of an Iranian tech boss charged with supplying US hardware to Iran's military/nuclear programs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Orange County, officially the County of Orange, often initialized: O.C., is located in the Greater Los Angeles area in Southern California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the popu…
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Claim 10: “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.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Jamshid Ghomi is a dual US-Iranian citizen accused of selling computer hardware to the Iranian government for military and nuclear operations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled by the Safavid dynasty from 15…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tahmasp I (Persian: طهماسب یکم, romanized: Ṭahmāsb or تهماسب یکم Tahmâsb; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the United States has imposed a series of economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions against Iran. United States economic sanctions are administered by the O…
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Claim 11: “He also used freight forwarders and intermediaries in Dubai to disguise the fact that Iran was the true destination for the hardware sent overseas”

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Claim 12: “For more than a decade, Ghomi allegedly used a Tehran-based computer networking company he founded called Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh to procure US networking equipment for customers in Iran in violation of US sanctions”

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Sources confirm Ghomi was arrested for violating sanctions by shipping networking equipment, but the specific name of the company 'Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh' and the 'decade' timeframe are not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... A tech company CEO has been arrested in the US for allegedly violating sanctions by shipping US-origin networking, security and encryption ...
https://www.facebook.com/etnow/posts/a-tech-company-ceo-has-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 13, 2026 ... According to prosecutors, Jamshid Ghomi is accused of illegally supplying advanced American networking, security and encryption equipment to ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZhlN-KKzma/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The man, Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, Calif., a dual citizen of Iran and the United States, was charged with conspiracy to violate the ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZLmxv9CZDr/

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