ICE arrests Iranian king of Instagram who has been living in the US illegally.
In 1993, an immigration judge ordered Toutouni deported, but he remained in the country. A second removal order was issued in 1999, and he was eventually deported to Mexico, according to ICE. Toutouni also came under the spotlight following the June 2023 killing of Israeli immigrant Emil Lahaziel outside a West Hollywood mansion he was renting.
Farzad “Tony” Toutouni, 55, was arrested by ICE officers in Los Angeles on October 27. The agency described him as the “Iranian King of Instagram”, referring to his lavish social media presence featuring luxury cars, private aircraft and scantily clad women. ICE said Toutouni would remain in custody pending removal proceedings.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested an Iranian national with more than one million Instagram followers, accusing him of illegally re-entering the United States after deportation and having a criminal record spanning decades. Lahaziel was reportedly killed in a shooting connected to a high-stakes poker game. However, authorities have not implicated Toutouni in the killing.