Jaber Ebdali

Jaber Ebdali (Persian: جابر ابدالی) is an Iranian businessman and white-collar criminal. His name became publicly known in April 2010, when MP Elyas Naderan wrote an open letter to Mohammad Reza Rahimi and named him as a member of "Fatemi Circle".^[4]

Jaber Ebdali
Born	c. 1975 (age 49–50)[1] Khoy, West Azarbaijan Province[1]
Other names	"Mr. Special"[1]
Criminal status	Convicted
Allegiance	Fatemi Circle[2]
Convictions	Embezzlement and forgery[3]
Criminal penalty	15 years in prison[3] Return of 18.5 billion Rials[3] Fined 37.5 billion Rials[3]
Capture status	In prison[1]
Accomplice	Mohammad Reza Rahimi[1]
Date apprehended	c. 2009; 16 years ago (2009)[1]

Iran insurance embezzlement

Main article: Iran Insurance embezzlement case

A key member of "Fatemi Circle", he was convicted of embezzlement and forgery in "Iran Insurance" and is now in prison.^[1]

170 Majlis candidates controversy

In 2015, in an open letter to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mohammad Reza Rahimi claimed that during Iranian legislative election, 2008, Ebdali has paid money to 170 candidates.^[5] Immediately, 30 MPs called for the list to be publicized; however, the request was withdrawn shortly afterwards.^[6] According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has forwarded the list of 170 MPs to Iranian Judiciary.^[7] The amount of money is reported to be about 12,000,000,000 Rials.^[8]