Federal clemency record
Commutation · January 16, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic) to Arash Ghahreman
Summary
Arash Ghahreman was convicted in the Southern District of California in 2015 of conspiracy to export to an embargoed country, smuggling goods from the United States, money laundering, and related offenses under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. §§ 1702 & 1705), customs laws (18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 554), and money laundering statutes (18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(h) & (a)(2)(A)), receiving a sentence of 78 months imprisonment and 36 months supervised release. President Barack Obama commuted his sentence on January 16, 2016.
Offense
Conspiracy to export to embargoed country, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1702 & 1705 and 31 C.F.R. § 560; conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 554; attempted export to embargoed country, aiding and abetting, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1702 & 1705; 31 C.F.R § 560.203 & 560.204; and 18 U.S.C. § 2; smuggling of goods from the United States, aiding and abetting, 18 U.S.C. §§ 554 & 2; conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(h) & (a)(2)(A); laundering of monetary instruments, aiding and abetting (two counts), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) & 2
Southern District of California · 2015
- Offense — and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (18 U.S.C. § 2)
Original sentence
78 months imprisonment · 36 months supervised release
Sentenced Southern District of California