Abouzar Rahmati, a naturalized US citizen, pleaded guilty to conspiracy involving illicit collaboration with Iranian government officials while serving as a contractor for the FAA. Between December 2017 and June 2024, he engaged in several covert activities, including meeting with Iranian intelligence operatives, accessing restricted aviation information, and gathering details about the US solar energy industry to share with Iranian authorities. His past affiliation with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps underscores the severity of his actions, which were aimed at advancing Iranian interests on US soil without notifying the Attorney General as legally required.
Rahmati pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of the Iranian government in the US without prior notification to the Attorney General.
Court documents reveal that Rahmati met with Iranian intelligence, communicated secretly, and accessed sensitive information within the US aviation sector.
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