05 Dec UPDATE 1-Turkish gold trader says he paid $45,000 bribe to U.S. prison guard
(Adds Zarrab testimony)
By Brendan Pierson
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) – A Turkish-Iranian gold trader
testifying in the trial of a Turkish banker accused of helping
Iran evade U.S. sanctions said on Tuesday that he paid a $45,000
bribe to a U.S. prison guard to obtain alcohol and use the
guard’s phone.
Reza Zarrab, who is cooperating with prosecutors, testified
that he got the money through a Turkish attorney whom he did not
identify. Zarrab said he used the guard’s phone to speak w
By Brendan Pierson
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) – A Turkish-Iranian gold trader
testifying in the trial of a Turkish banker accused of helping
Iran evade U.S. sanctions said on Tuesday that he paid a $45,000
bribe to a U.S. prison guard to obtain alcohol and use the
guard’s phone.
Reza Zarrab, who is cooperating with prosecutors, testified
that he got the money through a Turkish attorney whom he did not
identify. Zarrab said he used the guard’s phone to speak w
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