Beh Joule Pars (BJP)

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The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the disruption of the financial mechanisms of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, and its various branches, including the IRGC-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). IRGC, Iran’s primary mechanism for supporting terrorist groups abroad, has financed numerous terrorist attacks and activities globally.

Beh Joule Pars (BJP) is an Iranian conglomerate that was formed to support the Iranian military enterprise through procurement of required products and materials. BJP operates a global network of virtual and physical front companies that seek to circumvent U.S. and other international sanctions for the benefit of the Government of Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).

BJP has routinely sought to procure sensitive U.S.-sourced products on behalf of organizations supporting Iran’s missile program. These organizations include but are not limited to the IRGC’s Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization and subsidiaries of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), such as Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) and Iran Electronics Industries (IEI).

The IRGC and MODAFL are primary beneficiaries of Iran’s vast “shadow banking” network, which provides Iran illicit access to the international financial system in spite of sanctions. BJP has laundered funds extensively on behalf of these entities for more than a decade and is suspected of having moved millions of dollars through the U.S. financial system.

Rewards for Justice is seeking information on the following individuals who are associated with BJP:

• Mahdi (Mehdi) Abbas Nili Ahmadabadi (مھدي نیلي احمد آبادي); Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, BJP Esfahan Branch
• Mahdi (Mehdi) Mohammad Farshchi (مھدي فرشچي); Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, BJP Tehran Branch

On April 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of State designated the IRGC, including the IRGC-Qods Force, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. In 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated the IRGC as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended, for its activities in support of the IRGC-QF. As a result, all of the IRGC’s property, and interests in property, subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the IRGC. It is a crime to knowingly provide, or to attempt or conspire to provide, material support or resources to the IRGC.

In addition, BJP members and associates are permanently ineligible for U.S. visa consideration due to national security grounds, membership in an Identified Criminal Organizations, and/or being a representative or member of a terrorist organization.