Turkish Banker in Iran Sanctions-Busting Case Sentenced to 32 Months
dollar conspiracy to violate United States sanctions on Iran was sentenced to 32 months in prison on Wednesday in Manhattan. The high-profile federal trial of the banker, Mehmet Hakan Atilla, depicted high-level corruption in Turkey, and strained that country’s relations with the United States. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and other Turkish officials have denounced the case. They claim the evidence was fabricated by followers of an Islamic cleric, Fethullah Gulen, whom Mr. Erdogan accuses of fomenting a failed coup in 2016. Mr. ...
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