Banker in Iran scandal said to be in Toronto

Globe and Mail ^

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A top Iranian banker who resigned amid a massive embezzlement scandal, one that has soured the political fortunes of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has fled the country and is reported to be in the Toronto area – where a $3-million home is owned in his name.

The scandal is described as the biggest fraud in that country’s history. The amounts of money involved exceed even the $2-billion loss the Swiss bank UBS recently sustained due to a rogue trader.

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What great news.

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Could be if he decides to sing like a canary. But I’m not holding my breath.

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Who cares Iran lost several billion. That’s awesome news.

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I care & so should you. This guy should be forced to talk.....he was the head of the bank that funded terrorists. He knows A LOT.

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That would be icing on the cake if he talked. Still if Iran lost billions it didn’t all go to terrorism.

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You're still talking about $. What' more important is the terrorism connection. "Bank Melli has been involved in the transfer of funds to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad​, and Hezbollah through the Qods Force, as well as Iran’s nuclear program. Bank Melli was among the Iranian financial institutions which the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned in 2007."

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“I seen my opportunities and I took ‘em.”

(c) George Washington Plunkitt, 1905