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Political scientist charged with being unregistered agent of Iran

By Zach Halaschak
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Political scientist charged with being unregistered agent of Iran

A Boston-based political scientist and author has been arrested and accused of peddling influence for the Iranian government.

Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, 63, was arrested at his Watertown, Massachusetts, home on Monday and appeared in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts on Tuesday. He was charged with one count of conspiracy to act as an unregistered foreign agent and one count of acting as a foreign agent without registration.

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