Reuters - Federal prosecutors in New York have dropped a criminal case charging the Iranian former chairman of a Maltese bank with scheming to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran, less than three months after he was found guilty by a jury. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman acknowledged in a Friday court filing in Manhattan federal court that prosecutors ...

Reuters - The Iranian chairman of a Maltese bank on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges that he took part in a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran by funneling more than $115 million from a Venezuelan company to an Iranian company through the U.S. financial system under a construction contract. Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, chairman of ...

Reuters - An Iranian who chairs a Maltese bank has been arrested on U.S. charges that he participated in a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions and funnel more than $115 million paid under a Venezuelan construction contract through the U.S. financial system, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, 38, was charged in a six-count indictment ...