Two San Fernando Valley men have been charged with running a $611 million scheme to export fraudulently obtained consumer electronics and gift cards, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Saman Delafraz and Benjamin Daneshgar allegedly operated Wireless World, a Van Nuys-based company with warehouses in California and Delaware where electronics were gathered before being shipped overseas. Both are charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Since 2019, investigators say, Wireless World sourced products from convicted and charged traffickers—including people tied to phone scams and organized crime—and used stolen credit cards to buy electronics from major retailers such as Best Buy and The Home Depot. Federal agents searched company warehouses and Delafraz’s home Tuesday and seized Wireless World’s bank accounts. If convicted, the men face up to 20 years in prison.
