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Halkbank Iran Sanctions Case Tossed as Judge Grants DOJ Request
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US Halkbank Iran Sanctions Case Tossed as Judge Grants DOJ Request A federal judge allowed the Justice Department to formally drop a long-running criminal case against Turkish state-owned lender Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS for allegedly helping Iran move billions of dollars in violation of US sanctions. US District Judge Richard Berman ruled Wednesday that Halkbank had met the conditions agreed with the government for dismissing the case, under a deferred prosecution agreement signed in March.
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Halkbank Iran Sanctions Case Tossed as Judge Grants DOJ Request
A federal judge allowed the Justice Department to formally drop a long-running criminal case against Turkish state-owned lender Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS for allegedly helping Iran move billions of dollars in violation of US sanctions.
US District Judge Richard Berman ruled Wednesday that Halkbank had met the conditions agreed with the government for dismissing the case, under a deferred prosecution agreement signed in March.
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