A man accused of secretly buying US military-related parts from a Seattle-area company and sending them to Iran has been extradited to Washington to face federal charges.
Reza Dindar, 44, an Iranian citizen, was scheduled to appear in Seattle federal court Monday, April 20, after being arrested in Panama in July 2025 and extradited to the United States last week.
Prosecutors allege Dindar was part of a years-long scheme to bypass US sanctions by routing goods through China before they were ultimately sent to Iran. The charges stem from activity between 2010 and 2014.
According to the indictment, Dindar operated a company in China that purchased items from US businesses while falsely claiming the products were staying in China. Prosecutors allege the real plan was to move those goods onward to Iran, which is prohibited under US law.
The case includes purchases made from a business in the Western District of Washington, tying the alleged scheme directly to the Seattle area, prosecutors said.
Among the items involved were parts for military sonar systems, which prosecutors say were obtained using deceptive claims about their final destination.
“The members of this conspiracy thought they could evade export restrictions by shipping goods through a third country,” First Assistant US Attorney Charles Neil Floyd said. “But law enforcement uncovered the scheme.”
Dindar is charged with conspiracy, exporting goods to an embargoed country, smuggling, money laundering, and filing false export records.
Authorities say the case involves about $97,600 in transactions used to purchase the equipment from the United States.
If convicted, Dindar could face up to 20 years in federal prison.
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