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Penn Valley Man Charged With Threatening A United States Marshall

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

 

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 August 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.

Updated September 26, 2017
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USAO - Pennsylvania, Eastern