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2021-09-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

University of Miami professor and his wife are charged with illegally sending genetic sequencing equipment to Iran

Mohammad Faghihi, 52, his wife Farzeneh Modarresi, 53, and his sister Faezeh Faghihi, 50, were charged with conspiring to commit an offense against the US

The three allegedly bought genetic sequencing equipment from US manufacturers and illegally shipped it to Iran

According to court documents they laundered nearly $3.5million through a Florida company called Express Gene

Some of the transfer money was used to ship the genetic sequencing equipment to Iran without a license, despite sanctions on Iran

During his time as a professor - from 2013 to 2020 - Faghihi was the principal investigator on several National Institute of Health grants

The family operated a Florida company called Express Gene, which court documents revealed received nearly $3.5million in wire transfers from accounts in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, Singapore, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

According to the Miami Herald the former professor was also allegedly in contact with the Revolutionary Guard Corps, a US-designated terrorist organization which bought several genetic testing machines from Express Gene.

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#1 They didn't pass it through government middlemen so they could get their cut.

Posted by Glenmore 2021-09-16 10:57|| 2021-09-16 10:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Covid19 wasn't exciting enough for them?

Posted by 3dc 2021-09-16 11:32|| 2021-09-16 11:32|| Front Page Top

#3 “What makes DNA so powerful, after all, also makes it potentially dangerous. Someone could use it to change a harmless bacteria into one that makes a deadly toxin.
And scientists have already shown that it's possible to use bits of DNA to construct viruses like polio and Ebola” or a disease that targets racial types

Posted by Grampaw Cooky 2021-09-16 15:06|| 2021-09-16 15:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Multiculturalism/multinationalism goals of universities in the U.S. policies?

Posted by JohnQC 2021-09-16 18:33|| 2021-09-16 18:33|| Front Page Top

#5 The only loyalty universities have is the Student Loan Program.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-09-16 19:48|| 2021-09-16 19:48|| Front Page Top

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