New York Man Admits Smuggling Migrant Tied To Iran Guard Corps
Sharon Gohari pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday, May 12, 2026, to human smuggling and to receiving child sexual abuse material.[1]
Prosecutors say from at least late 2020 until Gohari's arrest in May 2025, she ran a paid pipeline moving Iranian and other nationals through Turkey and Mexico into the U.S. southern border.[1] At least one migrant Gohari helped enter admitted to U.S. authorities that he had ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and had carried out tasks for the group.[1] A forensic search of Gohari's devices uncovered multiple videos showing sexual abuse of very young children and hundreds of covert recordings of women in public places in New York City.[1]
Officials said some of the illicit material was shared with overseas accounts, including in Iran, in networks associated with exchanging child sexual abuse content.[1]
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- On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Sharon Gohari pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to human smuggling and receiving child sexual abuse material.
- Prosecutors say that from at least late 2020 until his May 2025 arrest, Gohari ran a paid pipeline moving Iranian and other nationals through Turkey and Mexico into the U.S. southern border.
- At least one migrant he helped enter admitted to U.S. authorities that he had ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and had carried out tasks for the group.
- A forensic search of Gohari's devices uncovered multiple videos of sexual abuse of very young children and hundreds of covert recordings of women in public places in New York City.
- Officials said some of the illicit material was shared with overseas accounts, including in Iran, associated with exchanging child sexual abuse content.
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