A judge presiding over a criminal case against a wealthy Turkish businessman said Thursday he’s not sure ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani can work for the defendant while his law firm represents Turkey in other matters.
A high-flying Turkish-Iranian businessman is busted in Miami, accused of laundering money for Iran.
ISTANBUL, Turkey — The US has arrested a senior official at a state-owned Turkish bank on charges of helping Iran violate US sanctions, a move that could fuel tension ahead of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit on Thursday.
A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday ordered lawyers for a rich Turkish trader accused of Iran sanctions-busting to provide more information on his hiring of two lawyers with strong Trump administration ties, ex-mayor Rudy Giuliani and former attorney general Michael Mukasey.
President Trump’s “cyber czar,” ex-New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, has joined the defense team of a gold trader who is under federal indictment for fraud, money laundering and evading sanctions on Iran, and who has ties to Turkish President Recep Erdogan.