The person at the center of this case
U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government officials
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2024
SEYYED ALI AGHAMIRI
Justice for U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government officials — the trail went cold in 2024, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Aghamiri's current location and does he remain in Iran or has he traveled internationally?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific cyber tools and techniques were used in the APT campaign and how were they attributed to IRGC actors?
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person
Lead #3What is the operational relationship between Aghamiri, Yasar Balaghi, and Masoud Jalili in the conspiracy?
Seyyed Ali Aghamiri is wanted for his alleged role in a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and officials with expertise in Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs from 2019 to present. Federal charges include conspiracy to obtain protected computer information, wire fraud, identity theft, and material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. A federal arrest warrant was issued on September 27, 2024, and authorities seek information on his whereabouts and activities.
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United States (distributed targets)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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Lead #4Who were the specific targets among 2024 Presidential Campaign personnel and what information was sought?
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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: Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, Yasar Balaghi , and Masoud Jalili 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: Aghamiri has ties to Iran.
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Timeline of Events
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2019
Alleged cyber activity begins
Malicious cyber activity targeting U.S. officials and campaign personnel begins
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2024-09-27
Federal arrest warrant issued
Federal arrest warrant issued in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia for Seyyed Ali Aghamiri and co-conspirators
Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case