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Order — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 20, D. Mass.)

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Document 20, a three-page endorsed order filed 12/22/25 in the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:25-cr-10455, United States v. David Ebrahimzadeh. It is his Motion Requesting Permission to Travel Outside the United States, originally filed as Doc. 19 on December 19, 2025, to attend a family vacation in Aguilla from December 28, 2025 to January 3, 2026. The motion says the trip has been booked since October 2025, he is traveling with his wife and children, has traveled internationally before while knowing of the investigation, and was born in the United States. It quotes the government's objection and the probation office's confirmation that it received his itinerary, and asks to pick up his passport on or after December 23, 2025 and return it by January 5, 2026. The motion is stamped ALLOWED by U.S. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy on Dec 20, 2025.

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Filed December 22, 2025 in USA v. Ebrahimzadeh; one of 35 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Filed2025-12-22

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“Order — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 20, D. Mass.).” U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:25-cr-10455-RGS, Doc. 19, filed 2025-12-22. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-david-ebrahimzadeh-mad-293123/2025-12-22-gov-uscourts-mad-293123-20-0-doc-20/, SHA-256 45a9e7e68c1f832917e2cf26c19c3d50285cee5d3dbc42d100eea27be406b47f.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
v. 
DAVID EBRAHIMZADEH, 
 
Defendant. 
No. 1:25-cr-10455 
 
 
MOTION REQUESTING PERMISSION TO TRAVEL 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
 
Pursuant to his conditions of release, Defendant David Ebrahimzadeh seeks the Court’s 
permission to attend a family vacation in Aguilla from December 28, 2025 to January 3, 2026. In 
support of this motion, undersigned counsel states as follows:  
1. Mr. Ebrahimzadeh has had a vacation to Aguilla booked since at least October 2025, 
when he made a hotel reservation. He is traveling with his wife and three children and 
has booked roundtrip airfare. 
2. Mr. Ebrahimzadeh has known about this investigation for multiple years and traveled 
internationally during that time, always returning. 
3. Mr. Ebrahimzadeh was born in the United States, has citizenship in no other country, 
and has substantial business interests here. His entire immediate family resides in the 
United States. 
4. Mr. Ebrahimzadeh’s counsel provided his itinerary to the government and probation, 
as instructed by the Court. 
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Case 1:25-cr-10455-RGS     Document 20     Filed 12/22/25     Page 1 of 3

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5. The government stated: “In your motion, please note the government’s objection to the 
travel outside the United States for the reasons that AUSA Basil stated on the record 
last week.”
6. Probation stated: “I can confirm I have received Mr. Ebrahimzadeh’s itinerary for his 
trip to Aguilla. You may confirm in your motion that I have received it. Please forward 
to me the court order with the approval of travel when it is available.”
Additionally, the United States District Court Pretrial Services Office for the Southern 
District of New York has indicated that they are closed December 25 and 26. Further, January 4—
the day after Mr. Ebrahimzadeh returns—is a Sunday. Therefore, Mr. Ebrahimzadeh respectfully 
requests the Court grant him permission to pick up his passport on or after December 23, 2025 and 
return it on or before January 5, 2026.
Dated: December 19, 2025
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ R. Scott Seitz
Robert A. Fisher (BBO No. 652602)
R. Scott Seitz (BBO No. 696658)
Jacob E. Morse (BBO No. 709512)
NIXON PEABODY LLP
53 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Tel.: (617) 345-1000
Fax:  (855) 345-1300
rfisher@nixonpeabody.com
sseitz@nixonpeabody.com
jmorse@nixonpeabody.com
Case 1:25-cr-10455-RGS     Document 19     Filed 12/19/25     Page 2 of 3
ALLOWED David H. Hennessy U.S.M.J.
Dec 20, 2025
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
I hereby certify that the foregoing document was filed electronically on December 19, 
2025 and thereby delivered by electronic means to all registered participants as identified on the 
Notice of Electronic Filing (“NEF”).   
 
/s/ R. Scott Seitz       
R. Scott Seitz 
 
 
 
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Case 1:25-cr-10455-RGS     Document 20     Filed 12/22/25     Page 3 of 3

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  1. Motion to Modify Conditions of Release to Obtain Passport for Domestic Travel — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 24, D. Mass.)same docket · 2026-01-07
  2. Motion to Modify Conditions of Release to Allow International Trip — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 19, D. Mass.)same docket · 2025-12-19
  3. Order — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 25, D. Mass.)same docket · 2026-01-08
  4. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy: ORDER entered.… — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 23)same docket · 2025-12-15
  5. Assented to Motion for Extension of Time to 02/20/2026 — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 26, D. Mass.)same docket · 2026-01-09
  6. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy: ORDER entered.… — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 22)same docket · 2025-12-15
  7. Order — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 27, D. Mass.)same docket · 2026-01-09
  8. Notice of Initial Status Conference — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 21, D. Mass.)same docket · 2025-12-15
  9. Assented to Motion for Protective Order (Discovery Protective Order) — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 28, D. Mass.)same case · 2026-01-14
  10. Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance by Government Attorney Kriss Basil — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 18, D. Mass.)same case · 2025-12-15
  11. Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 28.1)same case · 2026-01-14
  12. Status Report (Joint Initial Status Report and Request to Cancel Hearing) — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 29, D. Mass.)same case · 2026-01-15
  13. Order — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 31, D. Mass.)same case · 2026-01-16
  14. Motion to Unseal Case as to David Ebrahimzadeh by USA — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 7, D. Mass.)same case · 2025-12-12
  15. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy: ORDER entered.… — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 33)same case · 2026-01-21
  16. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy: ORDER entered.… — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 15)same case · 2025-12-12
  17. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy: ORDER entered.… — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 34)same docket · 2026-01-21
  18. Unsecured Bond Entered as to David Ebrahimzadeh in amount of $ 100,000.00 — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 14, D. Mass.)same docket · 2025-12-12
  19. Assented to Motion for Extension of Time to 04/24/2026 — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 35, D. Mass.)same docket · 2026-02-19
  20. Assented to Motion to Modify Conditions of Release to Obtain Passport — USA v. Ebrahimzadeh (Dkt. 37, D. Mass.)same docket · 2026-02-26

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