Turkish Banker to Testify in Iran Sanctions Trial
- 6 years ago
On Thursday, lawyers of a Turkish banker accused of taking part in a scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions, plans to testify in his own defense at his trial in New York. Prosecutors have accused Mehmet Hakan Atilla of working with Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab and others to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions through fraudulent gold and food transactions .Atilla has pleaded not guilty, whereas Zarrab, pleaded guilty and testified for U.S. prosecutors.