Federal prosecutors charge Newport Coast, California businessman Jamshid Ghomi with conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by supplying Iran with U.S. technology. According to filings cited by both outlets, Ghomi, 63, is accused of providing restricted or controlled technology to Iran despite legal limits tied to U.S. sanctions and export restrictions.
The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times both report that the case is brought in federal court and centers on an alleged scheme involving U.S.-origin technology and Iran. Both accounts describe Ghomi as the defendant and focus on the same statutory basis for the charges: conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
The sources do not provide further case details such as the specific technology at issue, the alleged intermediaries, or the time period of the conduct in the excerpts provided. The reports also do not indicate whether Ghomi has entered a plea or the status of the prosecution beyond the filing of a federal criminal complaint and the charge.
