Turkish Banker Convicted in New York of Plotting to Help Iran Evade Sanctions
Mehmet Hakan Atilla found guilty of bank fraud in billion-dollar scheme, could face decades in prison/ In a high-profile trial that stoked tensions between the U.S. and Turkey, a federal jury has found a Turkish banker guilty of conspiring to help Iran launder money and cover up a billion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions. Mehmet Hakan Atilla, 47 years old, was convicted Wednesday of five of the six counts against him, including bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and sanctions evasion. He was acquitted of one count of ...
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