Amir Mirza Hekmati

Amir Hekmati
Birth nameAmir Mirza Hekmati
BornFlagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States[1][2]
Service/branchUnited States Marine Corps[1][2]
Years of service2001–2005[a]
RankSergeant[1][2]
Unit2nd Battalion, 4th Marines[2]
Battles/warsIraq War[1][2]
Awards
Alma materB.S. Economics University of Michigan
RelationsBehnaz Hekmati (mother)[3]
Ali Hekmati (father)[4][5]
Sarah Hekmati (sister)[1]
Other workBAE Systems
Kuma Reality Games
Lucid Linguistics, LLC
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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]

  1. ^ a b c d e Harkins, Gina (17 May 2013). "Iran holds former Marine for almost 2 years: Dad sick with cancer, family seeks release". Military Times. Gannett Company, Inc. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Harris, David (9 January 2012). "U.S. Marine Corps releases Amir Hekmati's service record". The Flint Journal. MLive. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ Ferran, Lee (22 February 2012). "Mom Visits Amir Hekmati, Former US Marine Sentenced to Death in Iran: Convicted of Espionage, 28-Year-Old Appeared Thin and Shocked on Death Row, Mom Says". ABC News. ABC News Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  4. ^ Adams, Dominic (25 September 2012). "Vigil for Amir Hekmati tonight at Mott". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  5. ^ Anderson, Elisha (25 September 2012). "Flint family has message for Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Let our son out of prison". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Iran sentences US man to death for spying". NBC News. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  7. ^ Marc Burleigh (18 December 2011). "Iran TV shows 'CIA spy' speaking of alleged mission". Agence France Presse. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-09. "It was their plan to first burn some useful information, give it to them (the Iranians) and let the intelligence ministry think that this is good material and contact me afterwards," the clean-shaven man in his 20s said.
  8. ^ "Iran sentences US man to death for spying". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-09. But Hekmati's family in the United States told US media he had traveled to Iran to visit his Iranian grandmothers and he was not a spy.
  9. ^ "Iran pulls death penalty for Amir Mirzai Hekmati, former U.S. Marine convicted of spying for CIA | News | National Post". News.nationalpost.com. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  10. ^ Al Hajal, Khalil (28 July 2012). "Family of Amir Hekmati issues statement marking Iran detainee's birthday as supporters in Flint plan benefit concert". M Live. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  11. ^ Michael Pearson; Elise Labott (16 January 2016). "Reporter Jason Rezaian among 5 Americans freed by Iran". CNN. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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