REMARKS

Baniassadi travelled to Iran in June 2021 and has yet to return to the U.S.

CAUTION

From 2013 to at least 2020, Baniassadi, a Chicago immigration attorney allegedly counseled clients into sham marriages, helped them cheat on civics exams, and fabricated job offers to secure fraudulent immigration benefits. 

In October 2023, Baniassadi was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois, on federal fraud charges of allegedly providing false and fraudulent information to U.S. authorities to obtain immigration benefits for his foreign national clients. 

If you have any information concerning this case, please reach out DOL-OIG at 1-800-347-3756 or Office of Inspector General - U.S. Department of Labor.

Field Office: Chicago