US Justice Department Sentences Two Iranians to Prison for Spying on Members of Mujahedin Organization

The US Department of Justice announced Wednesday night that it has sentenced two Iranian-born citizens to prison for spying on members of a group opposed to the Islamic Republic in the United States.

Ahmadrezā Mohammadi Doostdār, a 39-year-old Iranian-American citizen with dual nationality, and Majid Ghorbani, a 60-year-old Iranian citizen residing in California, were sentenced to 38 and 30 months in prison, respectively.

The charges against the two included unlawful surveillance of individuals and gathering information related to some American citizens who are members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization, on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Source: Voice of America