Reza Zarrab's sentence to be announced July 14 in U.S. court
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, arrested in the U.S. in 2017 for sanctions violations, will have his sentence announced on July 14.
- Zarrab pleaded guilty and has been on conditional bail since 2018, subject to strict limitations including FBI searches and restricted communication.
- His sentencing is the final stage of the Halkbank case, which a judge dismissed in June 2019.
A New York federal court is set to announce the sentence for Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab on July 14. Zarrab was arrested in the United States in 2017 on charges including sanctions violations, fraud, and money laundering. Having pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, he has been on conditional bail since 2018.
The New York-Manhattan Federal Court will announce its decision on Turkish-Iranian Reza Zarrab, who was arrested nine years ago in 2017 on charges of 'violating sanctions, fraud, and money laundering,' on July 14.
His release came with significant restrictions. The court allowed investigators and the FBI to search his residence without prior notice at any time. Zarrab was limited to using only a specific cell phone provided by the prosecution and could only operate a computer supplied by the prosecution. His travel was also restricted to designated areas within Florida and New York.
Investigators and the FBI can search Zarrab's residence, which he stated as his place of residence, at any time without prior notice.
U.S. District Judge Richard Berman scheduled Zarrab's sentencing hearing at the Federal Court in Manhattan. In U.S. criminal cases, it is common for cooperating witnesses to have their sentencing occur after they have testified and the related cases have concluded. Zarrab's sentencing marks the final phase of the Halkbank case, which Judge Berman had dismissed on June 17, 2019.
He will only be able to make calls with the cell phone provided by the prosecution. He will be able to use the computer provided by the prosecution.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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