Federal clemency case file
Commutation of Arash Ghahreman
Granted January 16, 2016 by Barack Obama (Democratic).
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Arash Ghahreman was convicted in the Southern District of California in 2015 of conspiracy to export to an embargoed country (50 U.S.C. §§ 1702 & 1705, 31 C.F.R. § 560), conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States (18 U.S.C. §§ 371 & 554), attempted export to an embargoed country with aiding and abetting (50 U.S.C. §§ 1702 & 1705, 31 C.F.R. §§ 560.203 & 560.204, 18 U.S.C. § 2), smuggling of goods with aiding and abetting (18 U.S.C. §§ 554 & 2), conspiracy to launder monetary instruments (18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(h) & (a)(2)(A)), and two counts of laundering of monetary instruments with aiding and abetting (18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) & 2). He was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment and 36 months supervised release. On January 16, 2016, President Barack Obama granted Ghahreman a commutation of his sentence.
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Court case
Offense and conviction
Conspiracy to export to embargoed country, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1702 & 1705 and 31 C.F.R. § 560; conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 554; attempted export to embargoed country, aiding and abetting, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1702 & 1705; 31 C.F.R § 560.203 & 560.204; and 18 U.S.C. § 2; smuggling of goods from the United States, aiding and abetting, 18 U.S.C. §§ 554 & 2; conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(h) & (a)(2)(A); laundering of monetary instruments, aiding and abetting (two counts), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) & 2
Southern District of California · 2015
Offense
and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
Sentence and money
Original penalties
Sentence
78 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release
Sentenced Southern District of California
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