Judge orders Iran to pay US Marine jailed for 4 years

Associated Press ^ | Oct 2, 2017 6:23 PM EDT | Jeff Karoub

[Olog-hai]

A judge has ordered Iran to pay $63.5 million to a former U.S. Marine who was jailed in that country for more than four years.

Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., granted Amir Hekmati’s motion for a default judgment after Iran failed to respond to the complaint. Hekmati, who was released in January 2016, alleged he was falsely imprisoned and tortured. […]

Hekmati was detained in August 2011 on espionage charges. He says he went to Iran to visit family and spend time with his ailing grandmother. …

[txnativegop]

as if Iran will ever pay up. NOT!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Iran will get right on that.

[texas booster]

Dozens of lawsuits against Iran were held up by the previous administration after a judge ordered Iranian assets in the US sold to pay them.

Wonder where the Iranian money is now?

[The_Media_never_lie]

Obama shouldn’t have given terror state Iran all of those billions. Could have paid him out of those funds.

[vooch]

obvious spook

[Ace's Dad]

obvious spook? (my ?)

I admit I don't know, but what makes it obvious?

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Make Obama pay. He gave the Irans more than $150 Billion in blood money. Now it’s his turn to cough it up.

[TBP]

Sure, that will happen.

[Rebelbase]

If only we had some impounded Iranian assets that could be used to pay the Marine...

[Gay State Conservative]

Seems to me that this Marine would be unwise to hold his breath while waiting for the check.

[vooch]

anyone in the industry recognizes that it’s highly likely

[JimRed]

Good luck collecting...

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Olog-hai.