The person at the center of this case
U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government officials
Cold Case · Open
2 years waiting · since 2024
MASOUD JALILI
Justice for U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government officials — the trail went cold in 2024, but the truth hasn't.
Start here
Key leads to think about
🎯
suspect
Lead #1What is Masoud Jalili's current location and how is he connected to the IRGC cyber operations?
🔍
evidence
Lead #2What specific cyber attack methods and tools were used in targeting the 2024 Presidential Campaigns?
👤
person
Lead #3Who are the co-conspirators Yasar Balaghi and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri and what are their roles in the conspiracy?
Masoud Jalili is wanted by the FBI for his alleged participation in sophisticated cyber attacks targeting U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government officials from 2019 to present day. Working with co-conspirators Yasar Balaghi and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, Jalili allegedly conducted malicious cyber operations on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Federal arrest warrants were issued on September 27, 2024, in Washington, D.C., charging him with wire fraud, identity theft, unauthorized computer access, and material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Case
#1027
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Try asking
Claim this imported case
A one-time $10 claim transfers this imported case workspace to your account. You get 10 uploads for this case, 25 daily AI questions for this case, and public tips with files route to you.
10 uploads25 AI questions/day
This does not start a subscription. When the included limits are reached, the Personal plan unlocks more workspace capacity.
More leads to consider
Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.
💡
clue
Lead #4What information was successfully obtained from the targeted individuals and how was it used?
Have information about any of these leads?
Even the smallest detail could be the key to solving this case.
Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Obtain Information from a Protected Computer; Defraud and Obtain a Thing of Value; Commit Fraud Involving Authentication Features; Commit Aggravated Identity Theft; Commit Access Device Fraud; Commit Wire Fraud While Falsely Registering Domains; Wire Fraud; Aggravated Identify Theft; Aiding and Abetting; Material Support to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Caution: Masoud Jalili, Yasar Balaghi , and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri are wanted for their alleged participation in malicious cyber activity associated with advanced persistent threat (APT) actors affiliated with the Iranian Government’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The alleged IRGC cyber activity targeted various individuals associated with the 2024 United States Presidential Campaigns, as well as personnel with a nexus to Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs, such as current or former senior government officials, senior think tank personnel, journalists, activists, and lobbyists from 2019 to present day.
Federal arrest warrants were issued for each of the men in the United States District Court, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., on September 27, 2024, after they were charged with multiple cyber-related crimes. Remarks: Jalili has ties to Iran.
Timeline of Events
🕵️
2019
Alleged cyber activity begins
Malicious cyber operations targeting U.S. officials and campaign personnel allegedly commence
🕵️
2024-09-27
Federal arrest warrants issued
Warrants issued in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia for Masoud Jalili, Yasar Balaghi, and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri
Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:September 27, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case
Leave a comment
Comments
Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:September 27, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case