Federal case update · Public record

Federal charges were dismissed.

Charges against Dr. Mohammad Faghihi, his wife Farzeneh Modarresi, and his sister Faezeh Faghihi are no longer pending, according to an independent news report citing federal court records.

Local 10 News reported on February 28, 2024, that federal prosecutors had dropped the charges against all three family members. The report states that the charges against Dr. Faghihi were dropped in October 2023 and that the charges against Ms. Modarresi and Ms. Faghihi were dropped in May 2022.

May 2022Charges against Farzeneh Modarresi and Faezeh Faghihi were dropped, according to the Local 10 report.

October 2023Charges against Dr. Mohammad Faghihi were dropped, according to the same report.

February 28, 2024Local 10 published its report documenting that the charges against the family had been dropped.

What the original announcement said

In September 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced a criminal complaint involving Dr. Faghihi and members of his family. The Justice Department’s own notice described the accusations as allegations and stated that every defendant was presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

What the later public record shows

The later outcome matters: the charges were dismissed. The independent report says prosecutors filed notices dismissing the charges and that no related federal charges remained pending against the family at the time of publication.

This page does not claim that a trial produced an acquittal or that a court made a separate finding of wrongful prosecution. It states the documented procedural outcome: the federal charges were dropped.

Dr. Faghihi’s professional record

Dr. Mohammad Faghihi is a medical geneticist and RNA researcher whose professional background includes biomedical training at Karolinska Institute, work at Scripps Research in Florida, faculty experience at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, molecular diagnostics, and research involving non-coding RNA and neurological disorders.

Explore his research and professional accomplishments, medical and scientific education, and Google Scholar publication profile.

Accuracy note: This summary uses careful language to distinguish an allegation, a dismissal, and an acquittal. If additional official dismissal orders become publicly available, they should be added here with their docket dates and document numbers.