Jaber Ebdali

Jaber Ebdali
Bornc. 1975 (age 50–51)[1]
Khoy, West Azarbaijan Province[1]
Other name"Mr. Special"[1]
Criminal status
Convicted
AllegianceFatemi Circle[2]
ConvictionsEmbezzlement 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]
AccompliceMohammad Reza Rahimi[1]
Date apprehended
c. 2009 (2009)[1]

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]

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has paid money to 170 candidates.[5] Immediately, 30 MPs called for the list to be publicized; however, the request was withdrawn shortly afterwards.[6] According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has forwarded the list of 170 MPs to Iranian Judiciary.[7] The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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haghighatnejad, Reza (28 January 2015). "داستان جابر ابدالی؛ کسی به ۱۷۰ کاندیدای اصولگرا پول داد". Iran Wire. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "احکام قطعی گروهی از متهمان پرونده بیمه ایران صادر شد" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "متن کامل نامه نادران به رحيمي". Alef. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "معمای "ابدالی" و ۱۷۰ چک اهدایی در پرونده رحیمی". Hamshahri Newspaper. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Bahmani, Arash (2 January 2015). "MPs seek names of bribe-takers in previous Parliament". Radio Zamaneh. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Parliament Speaker forwards list of 170 MPs to Judiciary Force". Islamic Republic News Agency. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "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.