Tech boss, Jamshid Ghomi, charged with sending secret shipments to Iranian military, nuclear programs denied bond

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 04, 2026 · 746 words · By David Thompson

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Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleA wealthy California CEO accused of funding his uber-luxury lifestyle by funneling critical hi-tech data and hardware to Iran’s nuclear program will remain locked up.

Common ground

Jamshid Ghomi, 63, who allegedly referred to Iran as the “motherland” in emails with co-conspirators, was ordered held without release Thursday by U.S.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Jamshid Ghomi, 63, who allegedly referred to Iran as the “motherland” in emails with co-conspirators, was ordered held without release Thursday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas McCormick in federal court.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas McCormick ordered Jamshid Ghomi to be held without release on Thursday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The number of women in the United States judiciary has increased as more women have entered law school, but women still face significant barriers in pursuing legal careers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable persons who have had ties to Columbia University. This partial list does not include all of the numerous Columbia alumni and faculty who have served as the heads of foreign g…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of Cornell University alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Cornell University, an Ivy League university whose main campus is in Ithaca, Ne…
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Claim 2: “The court also heard that Ghomi’s wife is a dual Iranian-American citizen.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant Reddit posts about Sonic the Hedgehog and contains no information regarding Jamshid Ghomi's wife.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 21, 2024 · Mmm, Amy looks so thicc and squishy, I want her to sit on my face so badly. Love the tan patch on her ass as well, that always turns me on.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sonic The Hedgehog NSFW - Porn / Rule34 / Furry. The number 1° subreddit for and by the fans of Sonic The Hedgehog series. Feel free to post both SFW & NSFW content as long as it involves Sonic charac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rule34.GG: Your Ultimate Fantasy Hub. On this page sonic_the_hedgehog, amy_rose! is displayed
https://rule34.gg/?tags=sonic_the_hedgehog+amy_rose

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Claim 3: “His client’s assets in the US include $500,000 cash and tens of millions of dollars of equity in the mansion where he was arrested, which is worth up to $55 million.”

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While one source mentions the $500,000 cash and mansion equity, the other provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant Wikipedia entries about Poland and Safavid Iran.

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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_Iran

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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahmasp_I

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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 4: “Ghomi, boss of a Tehran-based tech firm, supplied US networking and encryption equipment to Iran’s nuclear program and military”

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Claim 5: “Despite his opulent lifestyle, Ghomi reported almost no income on federal tax returns.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 6: “Ghomi is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act”

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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference to the New York Post and multiple web search results stating he is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the feds arrested Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, who was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/us-news/tech-boss-arrested-at-…

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Claim 7: “He allegedly laundered more than $15 million from Iran into US bank accounts and a construction escrow account, according to the DOJ, but falsely reported the funds as foreign inheritance.”

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Claim 8: “the dual Iranian-American citizen shuffled into a Santa Ana federal courtroom”

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Multiple independent sources explicitly identify Jamshid Ghomi as a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Jamshid Ghomi, a 63-year-old dual U.S.-Iranian citizen and technology. 00:58. Jamshid Ghomi, a 63-year- ...
https://www.facebook.com/anewztv/videos/federal-authorities-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Jamshid Ghomi, of Newport Coast, is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, by acquiring ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvFaMcfeeHY

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Jamshid Ghomi, 63, was arrested by federal authorities for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which prohibits Americans ...
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/dual-citizen-iran-e…

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Claim 9: “Prosecutors said Ghomi communicated with co-conspirators in Iran as recently as last month and had lived there from late 2023 until returning to the United States on May 5.”

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Multiple sources confirm the prosecution's claim that Ghomi lived in Iran from late 2023 until May 5 and communicated with co-conspirators recently.

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Claim 10: “According to the Justice Department, Ghomi’s company – Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh – supplied technology to Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization from 2017 to 2023 and to it’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics between 2014 and 2022.”

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Claim 11: “Ghomi faces a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted.”

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Claim 12: “He was arrested during a dramatic pre-dawn raid at his $35 million gated Newport Coast mansion Wednesday”

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Multiple sources confirm Ghomi was arrested at his Newport Coast residence; one source specifically mentions a raid on a $35 million mansion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast, is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Ghomi is ...
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/ceo-iran-tech-company-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Trump's FBI just raided a $35 million Newport Coast mansion and arrested dual U.S.-Iranian citizen Jamshid Ghomi, a tech CEO accused of running ...
https://www.facebook.com/DOJ/posts/ceo-of-iran-tech-company-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Jamshid Ghomi was arrested for allegedly selling U.S. computer tech to the Iranian government, including the agency responsible for the ...
https://abc7ny.com/story/jamshid-ghomi-newport-beach-ceo-acc…

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Claim 13: “Ghomi is “an elderly man with a bad heart issue,” and has a pacemaker”

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Multiple sources report that Ghomi's lawyer (Bernstein) described him as an elderly man with a bad heart issue and a pacemaker.

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web search NEUTRAL — weather conditions are Cloudy for Now.Bernstein also said that Ghomi is “an elderly man with a bad heart issue,” and has a pacemaker. Ghomi’s assets in the U.S. include $500,000 cash and tens of milli…
https://katu.com/news/nation-world/tech-ceo-charged-with-aid…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jamshid Ghomi, a wealthy California CEO taken into custody Wednesday for allegedly working with Iran, will remain behind bars after he was denied bond.Ghomi is “an elderly man with a bad heart issue,”…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/us-news/tech-boss-jamshid-ghom…

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web search NEUTRAL — US authorities describe Jamshid Ghomi as a tech entrepreneur who operated across the United States and Iran through a network of companies focused on computer‑networking equipment.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-iranian-tech-executive-arrested…

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Claim 14: “the government has amassed roughly 100,000 documents of evidence against him”

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Two separate web search results mention that the government has amassed roughly 100,000 documents of evidence against Ghomi.

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Claim 15: “Prosecutors will attempt to seize Ghomi’s assets, which include the $35 million mansion in Newport Beach, which cost $10 million to construct.”

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