Jaber Abdali

Jaber Abdali
Born Jaber Abdali
c. 1975 (age 40–41)[1]
Khoy, West Azarbaijan Province[1]
Residence Tehran, Iran
Other names "Mr. Special"[1]
Criminal penalty 15 years in prison[2]
Return of 18.5 billion Rials[2]
Fined 37.5 billion Rials[2]
Criminal status Convicted
Allegiance Fatemi Circle[3]
Conviction(s) Embezzlement and Forgery[2]
Capture status
 In Prison[1]
Partner(s) Mohammad Reza Rahimi[1]
Date apprehended
 c. 2009 (2009)[1]

Jaber Abdali (Persian: جابر ابدالی‎‎) is an Iranian businessman and white-collar criminal. His name became publicly known in April 2010, when MP Elyas Naderan wrote an open letter to Mohammad Reza Rahimi and named him as a member of "Fatemi Circle".[4]

Iran Insurance Embezzlement

A key member of "Fatemi Circle", he was convicted of embezzlement and forgery in "Iran Insurance" and is now in prison.[1]

170 Majlis candidates controversy

In 2015, in an open letter to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mohammad Reza Rahimi claimed that during Iranian legislative election, 2008, Abdali has paid money to 170 candidates.[5] Immediately, 30 MPs called for the list to be publicized; however, the request was withdrawn shortly afterwards.[6] According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has forwarded the list of 170 MPs to Iranian Judiciary.[7] The amount of money is reported to be about 12,000,000,000 Rials.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haghighatnejad, Reza (January 28, 2015). "داستان جابر ابدالی؛ کسی به ۱۷۰ کاندیدای اصولگرا پول داد". Iran Wire. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "احکام قطعی گروهی از متهمان پرونده بیمه ایران صادر شد" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. April 22, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Bahmani, Arash (January 2011). "Shajooni Turns Out to be a Billionaire; Naderan a Fake War Veteran". Rooz Online. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "متن کامل نامه نادران به رحيمي". Alef. 12 April 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "معمای «ابدالی» و ۱۷۰ چک اهدایی در پرونده رحیمی". Hamshahri Newspaper. 12 February 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Bahmani, Arash (2 January 2015). "MPs seek names of bribe-takers in previous Parliament". Radio Zamaneh. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Parliament Speaker forwards list of 170 MPs to Judiciary Force". Islamic Republic News Agency. 4 February 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ "جابر ابدالی؛ از آشنایی با رحیمی تا اخراج از دیوان محاسبات". Meydaan 72. 12 February 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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