Head of Economic Security Police Reports Arrest of 5 Suspects in Kourosh Company Case

The head of the Economic Security Police of the Law Enforcement Force announced in a press conference the arrest of 5 suspects in the Kourosh Company case and stated that so far, 25 celebrities promoting this company have been summoned and have returned the received funds. Hossein Rahimi also mentioned that this law enforcement agency has formed 240 cases related to tax evasion worth 4 trillion tomans and has arrested 391 individuals in the current 11 months. Rahimi emphasized that in the area of economic disruption, 26 trillion tomans have been discovered and 1,238 suspects have been arrested. The large-scale fraud committed by Kourosh Company has tens of thousands of complainants, and Massoud Setayesh, the spokesman for the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic, stated on Monday, February 19, during his weekly press conference regarding 'Kourosh Company' that the CEO of this company had 'left the country five months ago' before judicial agents intervened in the case. The 'Kourosh Company' gained notoriety through extensive advertising by well-known cultural and sports figures, claiming to sell low-priced iPhones, which are sanctioned in Iran. During the mobile phone sales process, figures such as Sadegh Bouqi, Alireza Beiranvand, Reza Shafiei Jam, Javad Hashemi, Youssef Sayadi, Youssef Timouri, Shahbanoo Elaheh, and Soheila Mansourian, Elham Pavehnejad, Mohsen Ebrahimzadeh, Niyousha Zighami, Manoochehr Hadi, and Elham Hamidi were among the promoters of 'Kourosh Company'. According to reports, an Interpol red notice has been issued for Amir Hossein Sharifian, the young owner of 'Kourosh Company'. Part of the program on the last page; repeating the prohibition on importing COVID-19 vaccines in Kourosh Company. The registration of complaints against Kourosh Company; is the Judiciary the winner of this fraud?! Continuing the controversies surrounding Kourosh Company; from Khamenei's order to the rent-seeking import of iPhones to Iran. The Ministry of Industry: 'Kourosh Company' had received a license to operate from two trade unions in Tehran. The uncertainty of Kourosh Company victims; the Judiciary: famous figures should return the advertising proceeds to the government. The Judiciary is the winner of the 'Kourosh Company' fraud; 46 billion tomans were spent on registering complaints by the victims. Continuing reactions to the 'Kourosh Company' fraud; two legal experts: advertisers have legal responsibility.