Summary
Mehrdad Ansari was convicted in federal court of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transaction Regulations, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and making use of false writing and aiding and abetting (two counts). On September 14, 2023, President Joe Biden commuted Ansari's sentence.
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Commutation · September 14, 2023
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transaction Regulations; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; conspiracy to defraud the United States; making use of false writing and aiding and abetting (two counts)
Original sentence: 63 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release (sentenced September 14, 2021, Western District of Texas).
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