The Department of Justice announced that TÜRKİYE HALK BANKASI A.S., aka “Halkbank,” was charged today in a six-count indictment with fraud, money laundering, and sanctions offenses related to the bank’s participation in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran. The case is assigned to United States District Judge Richard M. Berman. “Halkbank, a […]
Huawei Executive Requests Bail in Canada, Pending Extradition to U.S…
The issues appear multifaceted. In a Canadian court lawyers for Chinese company Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, are arguing for bail while she awaits extradition to the United States for violations on Iran sanctions. There’s an element to this entire story that appears suspicious. President Trump was intentionally kept out of the loop; and that reality […]
Alrighty Then: Europe Joins the Resistance…
Trump’s renown is rooted in American hero myths. Trump says that women like Carla Bruni lust after him, something that women like Carla Bruni vehemently deny. Trump says he is exorbitantly rich, yet Trump ran himself into the ground with his casinos to the point that he was 295 million dollars in debt in 1990. […]
Iran Sanctions: U.S. Lists 13 Individuals, 12 Business Entities…
The US government has blacklisted 13 individuals and a dozen businesses under the Iran sanctions authority, a day after President Donald Trump’s administration threatened a response over Tehran’s ballistic missile tests. The Treasury Department posted a listing on Friday, naming the individuals and the companies added to the sanctions list…
McConnell: Senate Will Extend Iran Sanctions in Lame Duck…
“Yes, we are going to pass that,” he told reporters, asked about the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA). “We’re going to take up the House bill. I think it’s already held at the desk. And we’re going to pass it”…