Niloufar Bahadorifar
In April 2023, Niloufar Bahadorifar, a 48-year-old resident of Irvine, California, was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran and for structuring financial transactions. Bahadorifar provided financial services, including laundering money into the United States from Iran, which were used to pay private investigators to conduct surveillance on a prominent Iranian dissident residing in New York City. Niloufar Bahadorifar was charged in the Southern District of New York. Following her conviction, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an order denying her export privileges for a period of 10 years from the date of her conviction on April 7, 2023.
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