Jaber Ebdali
Jaber Ebdali (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]
Jaber Ebdali | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1975 (age 47–48)[1] |
| Other names | "Mr. Special"[1] |
| Criminal status | Convicted |
| Allegiance | Fatemi Circle[2] |
| Conviction(s) | Embezzlement and forgery[3] |
| Criminal penalty | 15 years in prison[3] Return of 18.5 billion Rials[3] Fined 37.5 billion Rials[3] |
Capture status | In prison[1] |
| Partner(s) | Mohammad Reza Rahimi[1] |
Date apprehended | c. 2009[1] |
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, Ebdali has paid money to 170 candidates.[5] Immediately, 30 MPs called for the list to be publicized; however, the request was withdrawn shortly afterwards.[6] According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has forwarded the list of 170 MPs to Iranian Judiciary.[7] The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
- Haghighatnejad, Reza (28 January 2015). "داستان جابر ابدالی؛ کسی به ۱۷۰ کاندیدای اصولگرا پول داد". Iran Wire. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- Bahmani, Arash (January 2011). "Shajooni Turns Out to be a Billionaire; Naderan a Fake War Veteran". Rooz Online. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "احکام قطعی گروهی از متهمان پرونده بیمه ایران صادر شد" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- "متن کامل نامه نادران به رحيمي". Alef. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- "معمای "ابدالی" و ۱۷۰ چک اهدایی در پرونده رحیمی". Hamshahri Newspaper. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- Bahmani, Arash (2 January 2015). "MPs seek names of bribe-takers in previous Parliament". Radio Zamaneh. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "Parliament Speaker forwards list of 170 MPs to Judiciary Force". Islamic Republic News Agency. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "جابر ابدالی؛ از آشنایی با رحیمی تا اخراج از دیوان محاسبات". Meydaan 72. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.