The great US heist on Iranian assets - Asia Times Online

The great US heist on Iranian assets
Asia Times Online
Having their eyes fixated on the real estate and financial assets of the Alavi Foundation, on the Iranian government's and the personal and business bank accounts of senior Iranian officials working in Europe and the US, the intelligence strategists of ...

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Iran: Two judicial officials arrested over $2.6B fraud case - Payvand

Iran: Two judicial officials arrested over $2.6B fraud case
Payvand
Asked about Mahmoud Reza Khavari, the former managing director of Bank Melli Iran, who fled to Canada after the fraud case was uncovered, Mohseni-Ejeii stated that he will be tried in absentia. Mohseni-Ejeii, who is also the national prosecutor general ...

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US passes new law on sanctions - The National

US passes new law on sanctions
The National
In February, Noor Islamic Bank, the Dubai lender, announced it had severed all ties with Bank Melli Iran and Bank Saderat Iran in December, after the US applied pressure on Iran. Hussain Al Qemzi, Noor's chief executive, said it was exposed to the ...

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Fourteen persons arrested over €100-million fraud case in Iran - Iranian

Fourteen persons arrested over €100-million fraud case in Iran
Iranian
It said 100 million euros had been loaned to a private company by a state bank without ensuring the necessary collateral was put in place. The fraud case has been directed by the former head of the Melli Bank of Iran, Mahmoud Khavari, who is among the ...

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Baku branch of Bank Melli Iran reduces lending volume by more than third - Trend.az (subscription)

Baku branch of Bank Melli Iran reduces lending volume by more than third
Trend.az (subscription)
Assets of the Baku branch of Bank Melli Iran following activities in 2011 totaled 73.67 million manat against 53.39 million manat at the beginning of last year, increasing by 37.9 percent, the bank's balance sheet said on Saturday.

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Iran holds 8th bank scam trial session - Press TV


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Iran holds 8th bank scam trial session
Press TV
The presiding judge, Nasser Seraj, must go through 12000 pages of documents before he can issue a verdict in the high-profile case. Seven state-owned and private Iranian banks are said to be involved in the fraud case. Former CEO of Iran's Melli Bank ...

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Bank Tat Dissolved - Fars News Agency


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Bank Tat Dissolved
Fars News Agency
The embezzlement case started in 2007 by Amir Mansour Arya Investment Group of companies, headed by Khosravi, and progressed in 2010 after some Iranian major banks, including Bank Saderat and Bank Melli, issued loans for the company.

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ABDULLAH BOZKURT - Sunday's Zaman

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