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USA v. Nejad

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Case Number:

1:18-cr-00224

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Firms

  1. March 10, 2020

    Iranian Tells Jury He Didn't Think Sanctions Targeted Him

    Iranian entrepreneur Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad took the witness stand on Tuesday in New York federal court to defend himself against allegations that he violated U.S. sanctions on Iran by funneling over $115 million through the U.S. financial system, telling jurors he never thought the sanctions applied to his work for a private company on a Venezuelan construction project.

  2. March 09, 2020

    Feds Rest Case In Iranian Businessman's Sanctions Trial

    Prosecutors on Monday rested their case against a principal of Iranian conglomerate Stratus Group, who's accused of defying U.S. sanctions by funneling more than $115 million in profits from a Venezuelan construction project through the U.S. financial system.

  3. March 05, 2020

    Coronavirus Scare Interrupts NY Iran Sanctions Trial

    The New York trial of an Iranian national and former chairman of a Maltese bank accused of funneling $115 million through the U.S. financial system in violation of U.S. sanctions on Iran was interrupted Thursday morning after it was revealed that a member of the jury pool had potentially been exposed to the new coronavirus.

  4. March 03, 2020

    Iranian Businessman Denies Sanctions Crimes As Trial Begins

    An attorney for the scion of the family behind Iranian conglomerate Stratus Group pushed back Tuesday against accusations that he flouted U.S. sanctions by funneling over $115 million through the U.S. financial system, telling New York jurors that he never sent a dollar to Iran.

  5. October 16, 2018

    Iranian Businessman Says Feds Have Privileged Docs

    Lawyers for a businessman accused of violating U.S. sanctions by helping an Iranian firm route the proceeds of a housing project in Venezuela through American banks told a New York federal judge Tuesday that they identified several problems with the prosecution's case, including possible breaches of marital privilege and attorney-client privilege.

  6. May 24, 2018

    Iranian Banker Scores Bail In $115M Sanctions-Dodging Fight

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday agreed to the pretrial release of the Iranian chairman of a Maltese bank as he faces charges of evading U.S. sanctions on Iran by funneling $115 million in Venezuelan construction funds through American banks, following a protracted fight over a $34 million bail package.

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