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Iranian charged with forged letter An Iranian man living in Gaithersburg was charged with submitting a fake letter from a United Nations official in support of his immigration application.

Hossein Dehbashi, 38, faces up to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors said he applied to become a permanent U.S. resident and filed a letter purportedly from the director of communications of the U.N. Prosecutors said Dehbashi knew the letter was forged.

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