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San Francisco Chronicle -- A Danville (northern California) father and daughter who ran a Web portal for children have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that they bilked investors of nearly $3 million and used some of the money to pay off gambling debts.
Sholeh Hamedani, 42, the chief executive officer of the Children's Internet Inc., and her father, Nasser Hamedani, 71, the company's chairman, were arrested by FBI agents Monday. Both are free on $500,000 bond.
The two were named in a 12-count indictment alleging they committed securities fraud, made false statements to accountants, falsified books and records, obstructed justice and engaged in a conspiracy.
Federal prosecutors said father and daughter made more than $2.8 million from promoting their start-up company to investors. The firm would develop and market software to give children access to the Internet, the Hamedanis said.
But from 2002 to 2005, the two diverted $1.2 million of investors' money to pay personal expenses that included gambling, automobiles and home mortgages, authorities said. They also allegedly used hidden accounts to trade shares in their company and generate additional profits for themselves of about $1.6 million.
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The most amusing part...
by Q on Thu Jul 30, 2009 01:35 AM PDTThe two were named in a 12-count indictment alleging they committed securities fraud, made false statements to accountants, falsified books and records, obstructed justice and engaged in a conspiracy.
..is that this probably describes a high number of Iranian businesses in Southern California who routinely defraud the government and rarely get caught for it.
Who cares! There are many corrupt people in Iran as well!
by gol-dust on Wed Jul 29, 2009 06:07 PM PDTNot that every one of us is angel. I want to concentrate to the speech in the adajcent video by Iranian Shirzan who I am proud of.
Don't rush to judgment, you judgmental people!
by Kaveh Nouraee on Wed Jul 29, 2009 01:32 PM PDTYes they are indeed serious charges, but let due process take its course. There is the preesumption of innocence until guilt is proven.
Now if the charges are proven and they are convicted, then feel free to throw the book at them and bury them under the prison.
This is disgusting
by MargBarIRI on Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:10 AM PDTHow could Iranians do this? They should be UnIranians of the day!
Iranian of the Day?
by farokh2000 on Wed Jul 29, 2009 07:56 AM PDTI thought the idea was to post and write to recognize people who have done/achieved something good for themselves and/or the Society.
How do they qualify?
hum
by Benyamin on Wed Jul 29, 2009 07:06 AM PDTI don`t find this very important!
I see...
by Ali P. on Wed Jul 29, 2009 06:48 AM PDTThanks Ari!
Damn, I think I may have that installed on my PC. I can never go on any "interesting" websites! ;-)
Internet filtering for kids
by Ari Siletz on Tue Jul 28, 2009 09:21 PM PDTبا ایرانی که ما امروز داریم...
hamsade ghadimiTue Jul 28, 2009 07:40 PM PDT
چه مناسبتر که از کاندید شعله خانم و ناصر آقا برای ایرانیان روز!
What is it they exactly did?
by Ali P. on Tue Jul 28, 2009 07:27 PM PDT"The firm would develop and market software to give children access to the Internet"
A software to give children access to the internet?
And there is money to be made in this?
Anyone know what ther are talking about? Please elaborate.
I don't know which one's worse
by IRANdokht on Tue Jul 28, 2009 07:07 PM PDTthe idea that her co-conspirator was her father is unsettling. I don't know which one bothers me more, the fraud or the father/daughter duo!
IRANdokht