Court Rejects Halkbank’s Claim That the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Shields the Bank From Prosecution -
A motion to dismiss an indictment accusing Turkey’s majority state-owned Halkbank of money laundering, bank...more
10/20/2020
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Indictments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Legislative History ,
Money Laundering ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
U.S. Treasury