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SEE IT: Lavish $35M mansion bought by tech CEO accused of feeding US gear to Iran's nuclear machine

A dual U.S.-Iranian citizen accused of helping Iran's military and nuclear program obtain sensitive American technology used millions of dollars in illicit proceeds from the scheme to fund the construction of his Newport Beach mansion, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.Jamshid Ghomi, 63, an Iranian-American businessman who lives in Newport Coast, California, was charged with conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions laws by supplying export-restricted American networking, security and encryption equipment to customers in Iran, including entities tied to the country's military and nuclear enrichmen...