Who is Nejad in the Epstein files?

Nejad refers to Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, a defendant in an unrelated 2018 federal case (United States v. Nejad) involving Iranian sanctions violations and bank fraud. The case appears in the Epstein documents solely as a legal citation—attorneys referenced the Nejad case as precedent for bail procedures and evidentiary standards in Ghislaine Maxwell's proceedings. There is no personal connection between Nejad and Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell.

Why is the Nejad case cited in Maxwell's court filings?

Attorneys cited United States v. Nejad for two legal precedents: first, regarding the redaction of bail submission materials for defendants with significant assets and complex bail packages; and second, for evidentiary standards about how specific allegations relate to overall charges at trial. Courts routinely cite precedents from unrelated cases when arguing procedural or legal points.

What happened in the Nejad case?

Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad was charged in 2018 with evading U.S. sanctions against Iran by funneling over $115 million through the U.S. financial system. After a two-week trial in March 2020, he was convicted on five counts. However, due to serious prosecutorial misconduct and disclosure failures by the U.S. Attorney's Office, the conviction was vacated and the indictment dismissed with prejudice in July 2020.

Who is Nejad in the Epstein files?

Nejad refers to Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, a defendant in an unrelated 2018 federal case (United States v. Nejad) involving Iranian sanctions violations and bank fraud. The case appears in the Epstein documents solely as a legal citation—attorneys referenced the Nejad case as precedent for bail procedures and evidentiary standards in Ghislaine Maxwell's proceedings. There is no personal connection between Nejad and Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell.

Why is the Nejad case cited in Maxwell's court filings?

Attorneys cited United States v. Nejad for two legal precedents: first, regarding the redaction of bail submission materials for defendants with significant assets and complex bail packages; and second, for evidentiary standards about how specific allegations relate to overall charges at trial. Courts routinely cite precedents from unrelated cases when arguing procedural or legal points.

What happened in the Nejad case?

Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad was charged in 2018 with evading U.S. sanctions against Iran by funneling over $115 million through the U.S. financial system. After a two-week trial in March 2020, he was convicted on five counts. However, due to serious prosecutorial misconduct and disclosure failures by the U.S. Attorney's Office, the conviction was vacated and the indictment dismissed with prejudice in July 2020.

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Nejad (Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad) appears exclusively as a legal citation in court filings related to Ghislaine Maxwell's case, referencing United States v. Nejad as precedent for bail and evidentiary matters.

All mentions cite United States v. Nejad, a 2018 SDNY case involving sanctions violations and bank fraud. The case is referenced as legal precedent for two matters: (1) redaction of bail submission materials involving defendants with significant assets, and (2) evidentiary standards regarding how specific allegations relate to overall charges at trial. There is no evidence of any personal or professional connection between Nejad and Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell.

Key Highlights

•All four mentions are legal citations in Maxwell's court filings, not references to an actual person connected to Epstein
•The Nejad case is cited for bail redaction procedures and evidentiary standards
•Nejad's case (involving Iranian sanctions violations) was ultimately dismissed due to prosecutorial misconduct

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y considered private, not public). Similar privacy interests led the court to permit the redaction of bail submission materials in United States v. Nejad ("Sadr"), Case 1:18-cr-00224-AJN (S.D.N.Y.). Like this case, Sadr involved a defendant with meaningful assets and a bail package with numerous co-si

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Government's evidence at trial, because that evidence may affect how specific allegations relate to the overall charges. See, e.g., United States v. Nejad, No. I 8-cr-224 (MN), 2019 WL 6702361, at *18 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 6, 2019); United States v. Mostafa, 965 F. Supp. 2d 451, 467 (S.D.N.Y. 2013). Maxwell

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