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Pa Man Illegally Traded Goods With Iran
PHILADELPHIA - An Iranian man who lives outside Philadelphia faces more than six years in prison after being convicted of shipping banned products and equipment to his native country.
A federal jury on Thursday convicted 43-year-old Mohammad Reza Vaghari, of Broomall, of sending the products to Iran by way of the United Arab Emirates.
Prosecutors say he and another man sent laboratory equipment, laptop computers and other products to Dubai, where coconspirators forwarded them to Iran.
Vaghari is being held under house arrest until a bail hearing Tuesday. His attorney says he conceded the items were shipped to
Dubai but denied they ever reached Iran.
Vaghari's business partner, 44-year-old Mir Hossein Ghaemi, pleaded guilty to related charges last year.
Pa Man Illegally Traded Goods With Iran
PHILADELPHIA - An Iranian man who lives outside Philadelphia faces more than six years in prison after being convicted of shipping banned products and equipment to his native country.
A federal jury on Thursday convicted 43-year-old Mohammad Reza Vaghari, of Broomall, of sending the products to Iran by way of the United Arab Emirates.
Prosecutors say he and another man sent laboratory equipment, laptop computers and other products to Dubai, where coconspirators forwarded them to Iran.
Vaghari is being held under house arrest until a bail hearing Tuesday. His attorney says he conceded the items were shipped to
Dubai but denied they ever reached Iran.
Vaghari's business partner, 44-year-old Mir Hossein Ghaemi, pleaded guilty to related charges last year.