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Iranian National Convicted For Scheme To Evade U.S. Economic Sanctions By Illicitly Sending More Than $115 Million Through The U.S. Financial System

Ali Sadr Hasheminejad sought to illegally funner more than $115 mn to #Iran's regime.
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/i…
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US prosecutor Michael Krouse moved to preclude two expert witnesses for Hasheminejad, among them a proposed testimony from @tparsi on ‘de-risking’ because neither of these witnesses were qualified to discuss the concept.
maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and…
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Krouse said Parsi had never worked for a bank or in bank compliance, nor had he published any articles or conducted any scientific studies about “de-risking”.

Me:
The fact that Parsi, founder of @NIACouncil, is involved in this case shows its importance for #Iran's regime.
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Trita Parsi, the former Executive Director of the National Iranian-American Council, or NAIC. The problem is:

rijock.blogspot.com/2020/03/ali-sa…
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My thoughts:
Parsi has been careful to maintain his excusable distance form #Iran's regime by resigning as NIAC President & co-launching the @QuincyInst think tank.

His involvement in this case further indicates his continued & direct ties to Tehran & the regime's interests.
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