Amir Mirza Hekmati

Amir Hekmati
Amir Hekmati
Birth name	Amir Mirza Hekmati
Born	Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	2001–2005
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
Battles / wars	Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Awards	Combat Action Ribbon; Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Sea Service Deployment Ribbon;
Alma mater	B.S. Economics University of Michigan
Relations	Behnaz Hekmati (mother); Ali Hekmati (father); Sarah Hekmati (sister)
Other work	BAE Systems; Kuma Reality Games; Lucid Linguistics, LLC
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Amir Mirza Hekmati (Persian: امیر میرزا حکمتی) is a United States Marine veteran who was arrested in August 2011 for allegedly spying for the CIA in Iran. On January 9, 2012, he was sentenced to death for the charges. On March 5, 2012, the Iranian Supreme Court overturned the death sentence and ordered a retrial, saying the verdict against Hekmati was "not complete". On January 16, 2016, Hekmati was released and allowed to leave Iran as part of a prisoner trade between the U.S. and Iran. He returned to the United States on January 21, 2016. He sued the Government of Iran on May 11, 2016. He received a default judgment of $63 million on October 3, 2017. In November 2019 he sued the government for unpaid compensation. According to the assistant attorney general, they are reconsidering if he is eligible.