Shamim Mafi
Defendant, United States v. Mafi, 2:26-cr-00266-MCS
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Woodland Hills Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Grand Jury Indictment Charging Iran-to-Sudan Weapons Brokering Through Oman Shell Company
Shamim Mafi, an Iranian-born U.S. permanent resident, was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 1 and pleaded not guilty on May 8 to IEEPA conspiracy charges alleging she used an Oman-registered company to broker a €61.6 million drone sale, 55,000 bomb fuses, and 240 million rounds of ammunition from Iran's defense establishment to Sudan's military — while allegedly admitting to FBI agents at LAX that she knew the activity violated U.S. sanctions.
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DOJ: Woodland Hills Woman Brokered $70M Iranian Drone Sale to Sudan, Arrested at LAX With Iranian Intelligence Ties
Shamim Mafi, 44, an Iranian national who became a U.S. lawful permanent resident under the Obama administration in 2016, was arrested Saturday night at LAX before boarding a flight out of the U.S. A federal criminal complaint charges her with conspiring to broker Iranian weapons sales to Sudan — including a $70M+ Mohajer-6 drone deal and 55,000 bomb fuses — in violation of U.S. sanctions, with records showing 62 phone contacts with an Iranian intelligence officer.