[AP] Larry Neumeister - The president of a foundation that co-owns a Manhattan building linked to a bank accused of supporting Iran's nuclear program was arrested last Friday. Farshid Jahedi, 54, the president of the Alavi Foundation, was charged with obstruction of justice after he tried on Thursday to throw away documents responsive to a subpoena he had received, federal prosecutors said. An FBI complaint said Jahedi dumped the papers in a public trash can. The documents referred to Assa Co. Ltd., a front set up by Iran's Bank Melli to funnel money from the U.S. to Iran. Bank Melli has been accused of providing support for Iran's nuclear program.
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