L.A. Man Transferred $17M to Iran

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Updated Apr. 14, 2017 10:59AM EDT / Published May 28, 2015 8:24PM EDT

A Los Angeles businessman pled guilty on Thursday to federal charges of tax fraud and using an unlicensed business to transfer over $17 million between the U.S. and Iran, according to a Department of Justice news release. Ali Amin, who owned 50 percent interest in Amin Padder Limited, a Tehran-based processor and distributor of pistachios, used bank accounts in the company’s name to transfer money to and from Iran. He pled guilty to three felony charges and faces a maximum sentence of 18 years in prison.

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L.A. Man Transferred $17M to Iran