Federal investigators are reportedly probing whether two men arrested in Washington this week after allegedly posing as federal agents have ties to Iranian intelligence.
Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali were charged this week with impersonating federal law enforcement, specifically Department of Homeland Security officers. The pair, both of whom are US citizens, were each charged with one count of false impersonation of an officer of the United States, which carries up to three years in prison. Prosecutors said Thursday they also plan to charge Taherzadeh and Ali with conspiracy.