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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2024
- Nationality
- Iranian
- Checked
Komeil Baradaran Salmani
The FBI lists Komeil Baradaran Salmani, an Iranian national, on its Wanted list (notice published in 2024). The notice says Salmani is wanted for: Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud; Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading directly to the identification or location of Komeil Baradaran Salmani.
He is described as having brown eyes and black hair. Born on 16 November 1985 in Tehran, Iran, he would now be 40.
Charges, as published
- Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud
- Wire Fraud
- Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Reward
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading directly to the identification or location of Komeil Baradaran Salmani.
Case details, as published by FBI
Komeil Baradaran Salmani is wanted for his alleged involvement in malicious cyber activity against United States companies and individuals from May of 2017 to October of 2021. Salmani allegedly supported and engaged in cyber campaigns against United States companies and federal agencies utilizing spearphishing emails and online social engineering. At the time of their activity, Salmani was known to have been employed by Mahak Rayan Afraz, a Tehran-based software company. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Salmani in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, after he was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud; Wire Fraud; and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud.
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