Court Case

USA v. Ghorbani, Majid, et ano.

August 2018 (Updated January 15, 2020)
Costa Mesa, CA
Agent of Iran

[DDC] Majid Ghorbani, an Iranian citizen and permanent resident of Costa Mesa,California and Mohammadi-Doostdar, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, are accused of acting on behalf of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran by conducting covert surveillance of Israeli and Jewish facilities in the United States, and collecting identifying information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK). Both Majid Ghorbani and Mohammadi-Doostdar pleaded guilty to acting as illegal agents of the Government of Iran and were sentenced to 30 months and 38 months respectively.

Case Updates

2020-01-15 | Two Individuals Sentenced in Connection with Work on Behalf of Iran

Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, have been sentenced to prison terms of 38 months and 30 months respectively for their criminal convictions relating to their conduct conducting surveillance of and collecting identifying information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK).

2019-11-05 | Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Acting as Illegal Agents of the Government of Iran

Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, entered pleas of guilty on November 5, 2019 to charges stemming from their conduct conducting surveillance of and collecting identifying information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the Iranian dissident group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK).

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