Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:46 PM Washington DC man, 40, pleads guilty to impersonating a federal agent to secure ... trends now
A man who posed as a federal agent and infiltrated Jill Biden's Secret Service has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and other charges.
Arian 'Ari' Taherzadeh, 40, admitted to creating a private law enforcement service called the United States Special Police and impersonating federal agents to recruit members to his fake investigative team.
He also lavished gifts on Secret Service agents, including one assigned to protect the First Lady, such as rent-free luxury apartments in Washington DC, drones, iPhones and firearms.
Court records show he racked up more than $1 million in debt for unpaid rent from apartment complexes, luxury cars, VIP box seats at Capital One Arena, and a sponsorship deal with the company that owns several professional sports teams.
Taherzadeh pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiracy, as well as unlawful possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device and voyeurism. He also agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's ongoing investigation.
His next court date will be November 2. A sentencing date has not been set.
Arian 'Ari' Taherzadeh, 40, who posed as a federal agent and infiltrated Jill Biden's Secret Service, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and other charges
As part of his plea, Taherzadeh conceded that he, his co-defendant Haider Ali, 35, and an unnamed other subject conspired to recruit people to participate in a phony Homeland Security (DHS) task force.
The scheme began in December 2018 and continued through April 2022, according to court records obtained by DailyMail.com.
Taherzadeh created the United States Special Police (USSP) and pretended it was part of a covert federal law enforcement task force. The company was not associated with the US government in any way.
However, Taherzadeh falsely claimed to be a Special Agent with the Department of Homeland Security, a member of a multi-jurisdictional federal task force, a former United States Air Marshal and a former Army Ranger - among other things - to recruit others to the USSP.
He and Ali, under the guise of USSP, defrauded three local apartment complexes into providing him with multiple units, parking spots for his alleged law enforcement operations and used a fraudulent affiliation with DHS to 'ingratiate themselves with members of federal law enforcement.'
The complexes sustained more than $800,000 in losses from unpaid rent, parking, and associated fees, court documents state.
Taherzadeh admitted to creating a law enforcement service called the United States Special Police and impersonating federal agents to recruit members to his fake
