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| Pair with Iranian ties get prison time for illegal surveillance of Iranian opposition groups in US: DOJ |
| 2020-01-17 |
| [FoxNews] Two men with Iranian backgrounds were sentenced to prison terms Wednesday after being convicted of conducting surveillance and collecting information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), the U.S. Department of Justice said. Formerly referred to as foreign espionage. Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 39, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, 60, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, were handed prison terms of 38 months and 30 months, respectively, the DOJ said. U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman sentenced Doostdar to 38 months in prison as well as 36 months of supervised release and a fine of $14,153. Ghorbani was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Ghorbani was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release. Supervised release? Iranian, not US citizen. Why the hell is he not being released from 30000 ft over tehran? |
| Posted by: Omose Clunk8501 2020-01-17 09:00 |
| #1 "The FBI will not tolerate surveillance being conducted here in the United States at the behest of foreign nations like Iran," But the DNC is OK. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-01-17 00:48 |