October 2016: U.S. Claims Ability to Prosecute Foreign Actors Acting Abroad for Violating U.S. Sanctions Laws
On March 19, 2016, FBI agents arrested Turkish citizen and resident Reza Zarrab at Miami International Airport, soon after he landed with his wife and young child to visit Disney World. The principal charge, brought by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara, was violating the Iran Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (“ITSR”).
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