Partying with models, private jets and a life of luxury, immigration agents arrest the Iranian "king" of Instagram

2026-11-11 13:54:23Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Partying with models, private jets and a life of luxury, immigration agents

Farzad “Tony” Toutouni, 55, known on social media as the “Iranian King of Instagram,” has been arrested in recent days by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. His arrest was made in Los Angeles, and American authorities accuse him of illegal entry into American territory and involvement in a number of criminal offenses such as fraud and extortion.

Toutouni, an Iranian national, had become famous on Instagram through the profile @lunatic_living, where he was followed by more than a million people. He constantly published photos and videos from a luxurious life, with expensive cars, private jets, lots of money and parties with models. The 55-year-old lived in a villa worth about 5 million dollars in the Hollywood Hills area.

According to authorities, Toutouni first arrived in the U.S. in 1983 and was later involved in a series of incidents and criminal offenses. The list cited by officials includes criminal threats, conspiracy, possession and sale of narcotics, forgery, theft, kidnapping, robbery and extortion.

In 1993, an immigration judge ordered his removal from the U.S., a decision that was repeated in 1999. According to ICE, he was deported to Mexico, but allegedly returned to the U.S. illegally in 2011, crossing the river near Michigan on an electric watercraft purchased in Canada.

Currently, Toutouni is being held in federal custody, while authorities have initiated procedures for his removal from the United States.


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