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United States 2020 Presidential Election / U.S. Voters
Cold Case · Open
4 years waiting · since 2021
IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN 2020 U.S. ELECTIONS
Justice for United States 2020 Presidential Election / U.S. Voters — the trail went cold in 2021, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where are Seyyed Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazemi and Sajjad Kashian currently located, and are they still at large?
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evidence
Lead #2Which specific state election website was compromised, and how much voter data was actually accessed or exfiltrated?
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clue
Lead #3What specific threatening messages were sent to voters, and can they be traced to Iranian state actors or independent operatives?
On October 20, 2021, a federal grand jury indicted two Iranian nationals, Seyyed Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazemi and Sajjad Kashian, for orchestrating a coordinated campaign to interfere with the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election through computer intrusions, voter intimidation, and disinformation. The defendants allegedly obtained voter information from state election websites, sent threatening emails to voters, and attempted unauthorized access to media and state computer systems between August and November 2020. The case remains significant as it documents a documented foreign interference operation targeting U.S. electoral infrastructure and voters, with both suspects believed to be at large.
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York / Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4Which U.S. media entities and state computer systems were targeted, and what was the extent of unauthorized access achieved?
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Lead #5What triggered the shift from voter intimidation emails in October to broader computer intrusions in November 2020?
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Conspiracy; Unauthorized Access to a Computer; Knowingly Damaging Protected Computer; Voter Intimidation; Interstate Threats On October 20, 2021, a grand jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York indicted SEYYED MOHAMMAD HOSEIN MUSA KAZEMI, also known as "Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazem", and "Hosein Zamani", and SAJJAD KASHIAN, also known as “Kiarash Nabavi”, for, among other things, computer intrusion, voter intimidation, and interstate threat offenses, for their alleged participation in a multi-faceted campaign aimed at influencing and interfering with the United States 2020 Presidential Election. In connection with this campaign, the defendants allegedly obtained United States voter information from at least one state election website, sent threatening voter email messages to intimidate voters, crafted and disseminated disinformation pertaining to the election and election security, and accessed, and attempted to access, without authorization, the computer systems of several online United States media entities and states.
This occurred from at least in or about August of 2020, to at least in or about November of 2020. Kazemi is described as an Iranian male born on June 18, 1997.
He is between 5'5" and 6'0" tall, 180 to 185 pounds, with dark brown hair and brown eyes. Kashian is described as an Iranian male born on September 17, 1994.
He is between 5'5" and 6'0" tall, 130 to 140 pounds, with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Timeline of Events
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2020-08-01
Campaign Begins
Multi-faceted interference campaign allegedly begins targeting the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
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2020-08-01
Voter Information Theft
Defendants allegedly obtain U.S. voter information from at least one state election website
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2020-10-01
Threatening Voter Emails
Defendants allegedly send threatening voter intimidation emails to U.S. voters
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2020-11-01
Computer Intrusions
Defendants allegedly access and attempt unauthorized access to media entities and state computer systems
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2021-10-20
Federal Indictment
Grand jury in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York indicts both defendants on conspiracy, unauthorized computer access, voter intimidation, and interstate threat charges
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Case Information
Incident:August 1, 2020
Last Updated:September 9, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 1, 2020
Last Updated:September 9, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case