\"After exiting the car, Jahedi walked to a public trash can, while appearing to attempt to determine whether or not anyone was following,\" reads the compliant. \"Upon reaching the trash can, Jahedi discarded papers he had retrieved from his pockets.\" FBI agents retrieved the papers and determined that they appeared to be responsive to the subpoena.
According to its website, the Alavi Foundation was founded in 1973 and is \"devoted to the promotion and support of Islamic culture and Persian language, literature and civilization.\" Programs include grants to colleges, donations to Islamic organization, disaster relief, and support of the arts.","url":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/Blotter-7519179&page=1","contentType":"story","section":"news","wordCount":341,"columns":2,"inlinesTypes":[],"provider":"ABC News","publisher":{"name":"ABC News","logo":{"name":"ABC News","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/Site/abc_logo_aluminum_60px.png","height":60,"width":150,"@type":"ImageObject"}},"contributors":[{"name":"MADDY SAUER and RICHARD ESPOSITO","url":"/author/MADDY_SAUER_and_RICHARD_ESPOSITO","role":"","logo":"","logoAlt":"","type":"","urlTarget":"_self"}],"publishedDate":"2009-05-06T18:45:13Z","firstPublishedDate":"2009-05-06T18:45:13Z","modifiedDate":"2009-05-06T20:29:59Z","editorialDate":"2009-05-06T18:45:13Z","alternativeHeadline":"Man accused of destroying documents in probe alleged Iranian 'front' in the U.S.","articleSection":"Blotter","metadata":{"timestamp":"2009-05-06T18:45:13Z","dateModified":"2009-05-06T20:29:59Z","sourceLine":"GMA","keywords":"Iran, nuclear, nuke, alavi, alavi foundation, investigation, probe, CIA, jahedi, farshid jahedi, charity, Islamic charity, Maddy Sauer, Richard Esposito, fbi, indicted, arrested, charged, obstruction of justice","title":"Foundation President Indicted in Iran Probe","description":"Farshid Jahedi, president of the Alavi Foundation, a non-profit organization that the U.S. government has long suspected of being a front for Iranian espionage and anti-American activities has been indicted on charges that he allegedly destroyed documents just one day after receiving a grand jury subpoena instructing him not to do so.","canonicalUrl":"https://abcnews.com/Blotter/story?id=7519179&page=1","legacySlug":"/Blotter-7519179&page=1","noIndexNoFollow":false},"dateline":"May 6, 2009—","isShared":false,"shareData":{"description":"Farshid Jahedi, president of the Alavi Foundation, a non-profit organization that the U.S. government has long suspected of being a front for Iranian espionage and anti-American activities has been indicted on charges that he allegedly destroyed documents just one day after receiving a grand jury subpoena instructing him not to do so.","title":"Foundation President Indicted in Iran Probe","url":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/Blotter-7519179&page=1","shareButton":"inline","networks":["facebook","twitter","pinterest","email","link"],"source":"GMA","img":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-16x9.png","size":"m","popoverPlacement":"bottom"},"logoRadius":true,"leadMediaVideo":null,"leadMediaGallery":{"disableFullscreen":false,"useDotPagination":true,"media":[]},"featuredTags":{"tags":[]},"taxonomyTags":"","relatedTags":{},"seo":{},"lead":{"featuredTags":{"isFeatured":true,"tags":[{"label":"News","href":"/news","ariaLabel":"News - 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