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207968
Mon, 09/19/2011 - 09:53
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Main Suspects Arrested in Iran Bank Embezzlement
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian officials announced that they have arrested several suspects in connection with a $2.6 billion banking embezzlement which hit the newsstands across the country earlier this month.
While Iranian Prosecutor General Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei announced that 19 people have been arrested in connection with the case, Iranian Economic Affairs and Finance Minister Shamseddin Hosseini told FNA that the chief suspect is among them.
"The chief suspect of this case has purportedly been arrested," Hosseini told FNA on Sunday.
Hosseini added that no new information was available in the case, but Ejei mentioned that the necessary measures have been taken to prevent the criminals from leaving the country or transferring money to offshore accounts.
A number of suspects have been banned from leaving the country and some others, who intended to transfer their money and properties, were banned from entering financial transactions, Ejei said.
Iran's Central Bank Governor Mahmoud Bahmani had earlier told the media that the money is mainly in Iran.
Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi almost confirmed Bahmani's remarks, and said that only 270 billion rials (about 25.3 million dollars) of the embezzled money has been wired abroad.
The bank scam is the greatest of its kind in Iran's history.
Seven state-owned and private banks including Saderat Bank have reportedly been involved in the $2.6 billion-embezzlement.
The financial scandal entailed the forging of fraudulent documents to secure a multi-billion dollar credit, which was then used to purchase state-owned companies.
Managing-Director of the Saderat Bank Mohammad Jahromi took part in a press conference on September 9, 2011, to announce that his bank was not involved in the case. However, he confirmed that the financial abuse of seven banks in Iran has been carried out using forged documents.
Prosecutor General Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei has been assigned by the Judiciary Chief to investigate the case.
While Iranian Prosecutor General Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei announced that 19 people have been arrested in connection with the case, Iranian Economic Affairs and Finance Minister Shamseddin Hosseini told FNA that the chief suspect is among them.
"The chief suspect of this case has purportedly been arrested," Hosseini told FNA on Sunday.
Hosseini added that no new information was available in the case, but Ejei mentioned that the necessary measures have been taken to prevent the criminals from leaving the country or transferring money to offshore accounts.
A number of suspects have been banned from leaving the country and some others, who intended to transfer their money and properties, were banned from entering financial transactions, Ejei said.
Iran's Central Bank Governor Mahmoud Bahmani had earlier told the media that the money is mainly in Iran.
Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi almost confirmed Bahmani's remarks, and said that only 270 billion rials (about 25.3 million dollars) of the embezzled money has been wired abroad.
The bank scam is the greatest of its kind in Iran's history.
Seven state-owned and private banks including Saderat Bank have reportedly been involved in the $2.6 billion-embezzlement.
The financial scandal entailed the forging of fraudulent documents to secure a multi-billion dollar credit, which was then used to purchase state-owned companies.
Managing-Director of the Saderat Bank Mohammad Jahromi took part in a press conference on September 9, 2011, to announce that his bank was not involved in the case. However, he confirmed that the financial abuse of seven banks in Iran has been carried out using forged documents.
Prosecutor General Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei has been assigned by the Judiciary Chief to investigate the case.
