Amir Hekmati, an American imprisoned and mistreated by Iran, was found eligible for $20 million from a special United States government fund. The government has withheld payment, and now he is suing.

Dec 20 (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine who claimed he was tortured by Iran has accused the United States of unlawfully revoking his eligibility for $20 million in federal government compensation for ...

(NEW YORK) — When ex-Marine Amir Hekmati addressed reporters Tuesday for the first time after being released from an Iranian prison, he said that he stayed strong through “very inhumane and unjust” ...

DETROIT – The family of a former U.S. Marine detained in Iran on espionage charges is begging for his freedom a year after his death sentence was overturned, saying Tuesday they only recently learned ...

Former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati said he had accepted his fate - that he would spend 10 years in an Iranian prison with little hope of being released before that decade passed. So he didn't really ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Americans imprisoned by Iran, including Flint native Amir Hekmati, began their journey home Sunday, their friends and family awaiting emotional reunions, after delicate ...

March 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit lodged by a former U.S. Marine who claimed he was unfairly denied $20 million in federal government compensation ...

WASHINGTON — The family of an ex-Marine detained in Iran wants Secretary of State John Kerry to step in and demand his release. The mother, sister and brother-in-law of Amir Hekmati were in Washington ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The family of an American man sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly being a CIA agent said Monday he was visiting relatives there and not spying. Behnaz Hekmati, mother of Amir ...

"So I want everyone to know how grateful I am, and that my family and I wouldn't have been able to get through these difficult times without all of your support," he said. "Finally, for any of you who ...