Nearly $10.5 million. That is about how much Ghomi paid to construct his mansion after purchasing a vacant lot on the Newport Coast for almost $4.5 million. Ghomi’s tech company brings in over $10 million in sales each year while serving the Iranian government and private companies, some of which are subject to U.S. sanctions, according to the Justice Department.
The CEO purchased and organized the shipment of U.S. technology for his company, using personal eBay and PayPal accounts to make over 400 purchases of computer-networking equipment that was directed through intermediaries in the United Arab Emirates. Ghomi’s arrest comes as President Donald Trump has either reimposed or expanded sanctions against Iran’s financial institutions, manufacturing companies and energy exports amid an ongoing war against the country.
