Former FAA Contractor, Naturalized US Citizen, Pleads Guilty to Spying for Iran
The ex-contractor for Federal Aviation Administration is facing up to 15 years in prison, DOJ says Abouzar Rahmati (justice.gov), air traffic control tower (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) A former Federal Aviation Administration contractor pleaded guilty on Wednesday to acting as a secret agent for Iran, supplying Tehran with sensitive U.S. aviation and energy data over a