Turkish Banker Convicted of Laundering Iran-Turkey Deals Through US Banks
A Turkish banker has been convicted in a U.S. court for participating in a billion-dollar plot to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran. A court in New York City has convicted Mehmet Hakan Atilla on four counts of conspiracy, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, plus one count of bank fraud. The 47-year-old Turkish national was acquitted on a charge of money laundering. The case has strained relations between Turkey and the United States. Atilla is a deputy general manager at Turkey's state-run Halkbank. U.S. prosecutors charged ...
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