Enforcement, Finance & Banking, IEEPA, Turkey, Violations & Fines
By: Danielle Hatch The Department of Justice announced that TÜRKİYE HALK BANKASI A.S. (“Halkbank”), a Turkish state-owned bank, was charged on October 15, 2019 in a six count indictment with fraud, money laundering, and sanctions offenses related to the bank’s...
IEEPA, Iran, Violations & Fines
By: Danielle Hatch New Jersey native, Joyce Eliabachus (also known as Joyce Marie Gundran Managan), 52, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in connection with her role in an international...
IEEPA, Iran, Nonproliferation & Nuclear, Violations & Fines
(Source: Justice, 21 Jun 2018.) Saeed Valadbaigi, also known as “Saeed Valad” and “Saeed Baigi,” is an Iranian businessman who conspired with the owner of a European company to illegally export nuclear nonproliferation-controlled materials to...
IEEPA, Violations & Fines
By: Brooke Driver Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd., recently pleaded guilty to multiple violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. According to Assistant Attorney General Carlin, “Over a period of years,...