Mehdi Nikparvar-Fard, 46, who is also known as Mehdi Armani, of Penn Valley, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment[1] with threatening a United States Marshal and lying to the United States Marshals announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. Nikparvar-Fard was charged with making these statements on Aug. 29, 2017, when he was arrested by the U.S. Marshals on a federal bench warrant. Nikparvar-Fard faces up to 15 years in prison, up to $500,000 in fines, three years of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jason P. Bologna.
[1]An Indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
