Amir Mirza Hekmati
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Amir Mirza Hekmati (Persian: امیر میرزا حکمتی); is a United States Marine veteran who was arrested in August 2011 for allegedly spying for the CIA in Iran. On January 9, 2012, he was sentenced to death for the charges.[6][7][8] On March 5, 2012, the Iranian Supreme Court overturned the death sentence and ordered a retrial, saying the verdict against Hekmati was "not complete".[9][10] On January 16, 2016, Hekmati was released and allowed to leave Iran as part of a prisoner trade between the U.S. and Iran.[11] He returned to the United States on January 21, 2016.[12] He sued the Government of Iran on May 11, 2016.[13] He received a default judgment of $63 million on October 3, 2017. In November 2019 he sued the government for unpaid compensation. According to the assistant attorney general they are reconsidering if he is eligible.[14]
Amir Hekmati | |
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Birth name | Amir Mirza Hekmati |
Born | Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States[1][2] |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps[1][2] |
Years of service | 2001–2005[lower-alpha 1] |
Rank | Sergeant[1][2] |
Unit | 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines[2] |
Battles/wars | Iraq War[1][2] |
Awards | |
Alma mater | B.S. Economics University of Michigan |
Relations | Behnaz Hekmati (mother)[3] Ali Hekmati (father)[4][5] Sarah Hekmati (sister)[1] |
Other work | BAE Systems Kuma Reality Games Lucid Linguistics, LLC |
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