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U.S. prosecutors request reduced sentence for Zarrab, safety threatened.

7/7/2026

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U.S. prosecutors have asked for a reduced sentence for Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab because his cooperation exposed sanction-evasion schemes and threatened his safety.
Zarrab entered an October 2017 guilty plea to conspiracy, bank fraud and money laundering.
His testimony later secured the conviction of Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla.
A knife-wielding inmate at the Brooklyn detention center threatened Zarrab, leading to his transfer to FBI custody.

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U.S. prosecutors have asked for a reduced sentence for Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab because his cooperation exposed sanction-evasion schemes and threatened his safety.
Zarrab entered an October 2017 guilty plea to conspiracy, bank fraud and money laundering.
His testimony later secured the conviction of Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla.
A knife-wielding inmate at the Brooklyn detention center threatened Zarrab, leading to his transfer to FBI custody.