Two men arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US
Two men arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US
Two Iranian men were indicted Monday for allegedly spying in the U.S. on behalf of the Iranian government, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced.
Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 38, and Majid Ghorbani, 59, are accused of conducting surveillance on Israeli and Jewish facilities in the U.S. and collecting information about American citizens who are members of MEK, an Iranian political organization that advocates the overthrow of the country’s government.
The two men were arrested on Aug. 9, and the indictment was unsealed on Monday, according to a DOJ press release.
Two men arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US
Two Iranian men were indicted Monday for allegedly spying in the U.S. on behalf of the Iranian government, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced.
Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 38, and Majid Ghorbani, 59, are accused of conducting surveillance on Israeli and Jewish facilities in the U.S. and collecting information about American citizens who are members of MEK, an Iranian political organization that advocates the overthrow of the country’s government.
The two men were arrested on Aug. 9, and the indictment was unsealed on Monday, according to a DOJ press release.