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United States Intelligence Community members (current and former)
Justice for United States Intelligence Community members (current and former) — the trail went cold in 2019, but the truth hasn't.
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Where is Hossein Parvar currently located and what is his current status?
What specific false social media personas did Parvar create and how many intelligence officials were targeted?
Who were the co-conspirators indicted alongside Parvar and what were their roles?
Hossein Parvar is wanted by the FBI for his alleged role in a sophisticated cyber campaign targeting U.S. Intelligence Community members, including creating fake social media accounts to conduct identity theft and computer intrusion. Operating at the direction of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Parvar allegedly coordinated a conspiracy to compromise sensitive information and manipulate current and former intelligence officials. Despite a federal indictment issued in February 2019, Parvar remains at large, and information about his whereabouts or activities could help law enforcement locate him.
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Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion; Computer Intrusion; Aggravated Identity Theft; Aiding and Abetting Caution: Hossein Parvar is wanted for his alleged involvement in criminal activities to include computer intrusion and aggravated identity theft. Parvar allegedly created and operated false social media personas in furtherance of a malicious cyber campaign targeting current and former members of the United States Intelligence Community.
Parvar allegedly conducted this activity at the behest of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). On February 8, 2019, a grand jury in the United States District Court, District of Columbia, indicted Parvar, and others , and a federal arrest warrant was issued for him after he was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion, Computer Intrusion, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Aiding and Abetting.
A grand jury in the United States District Court, District of Columbia, indicted Hossein Parvar and others for Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion, Computer Intrusion, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Aiding and Abetting. A federal arrest warrant was issued.