Publication:
The United States filed a civil forfeiture action to seize approximately USD $584,741 in cryptocurrency (USDT/Tether) alleged to belong to Iranian national Mohammad Abedininajafabadi (Mohammad Abedini) and his company San’at Danesh Rahpooyan Aflak Co. (SDRA). Abedini was charged in December 2024 with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization for supplying navigation systems to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force for use in drones linked to the January 2024 “Tower 22” attack on U.S. service members in Jordan. He was detained in Italy but was subsequently released and is believed to be in Iran. The seized funds were held in an unhosted cryptocurrency wallet alleged to be controlled by Abedini.
