An Iranian citizen, permanent resident in USAhe was allegedly being arrested sophisticated electronic equipment to Iran, in violation of the sanctions imposed by Washington to the Islamic Republic, the US Department of Justice announced Friday.
Bahram Mohammad Ostovovari66, he was arrested Thursday afternoon upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport. He is accused of illegally exporting to Iran Railway and telecommunications signaling equipment.
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If the Department of Justice declares it guilty of the four positions that are charged to him, Ostovari faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each position
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According to the accusation, OSTOVARI He is the founder and general director of a Tehran -based engineering company that supplies the Iranian governmentincluding projects for the National Railroad Company of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“From at least May 2018 to July 2025, Ostovari and its accomplices obtained and sent sophisticated computer processors, railway signaling equipment and other electronic products and components to the company A in Iran”the Department of Justice declared on Friday.
To achieve it, supposedly He used two screen companies that directed in the United Arab Emirates as intermediariesto hide the true destination of the teams to US suppliers.
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The accusation alleges that Ostovari continued with illegal exports even after obtaining legal permanent residence in the United States in May 2020and that he knew Washington’s sanctions against Tehran.
If you are convicted of the four charges that are charged, Ostovari faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each position.
