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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/world/middleeast/turkey-charges-iran-sanctions.html?_r=0
U.S. Charges Former Turkish Minister with Violating Iran Sanctions
(New York Times) Benjamin Weiser - Federal prosecutors in New York announced a new indictment on Wednesday that charges former Turkish economy minister Mehmet Zafer Caglayan, 59, and three other Turks with participating in a broad conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran. They were charged with conspiring to facilitate millions of dollars in transactions on behalf of Iran and other sanctioned entities through the use of front companies and false documentation. Those charged are not in U.S. custody.