Texas Couple Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S. and to Engage in Money Laundering (Federal Bureau of Investigation - Portland Field Office)

(Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Portland Field Office) PORTLAND, OR-A federal judge in Portland has sentenced Hossein Lahiji, 50, and Najmeh Vahid Dasterjerdi, a.k.a. Najmeh Lahiji, 33, both of McAllen, Texas, to prison following their June 2013 convictions by a jury in Portland for conspiracy to defraud the United States and to engage in money laundering. Hossein Lahiji is a physician specializing in urology, and Najmeh Vahid is an attorney, with both practicing in Texas. On November 19, 2013, Judge Garr M. King sentenced both...