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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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” ...

Update 12:24 p.m.: The United States has denied Hekmati worked for the CIA, reports the AP and is reporting that the White House is closely monitoring the Hekmati's situation. Amir Hekmati, an ...

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 ...

FLINT, Mich. (WOOD/AP) – A former U.S. Marine recently released from an Iranian prison in a prisoner-swap deal has returned to Michigan. Amir Hekmati arrived Thursday shortly after 4 p.m. at Flint’s ...

(LANDSTUHL, Germany) — Amir Hekmati, a former Marine freed from an Iranian jail in the recent prison swap, said in his first public appearance as a free man that he tried to uphold the reputation of ...

"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 ...