Turkish Banker Gets 32 Months in Prison Following Iranian-Sanctions Conviction

Mehmet Hakan Atilla in January was found guilty of bank fraud, sanctions evasian and other crimes

A Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran launder money and cover up a billion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions was sentenced Wednesday to 32 months in prison.

In January, a federal jury found Mehmet Hakan Atilla guilty of bank fraud, sanctions evasion and other crimes. Prosecutors had argued Mr. Atilla, who worked at Turkish state-owned bank Halkbank, helped the Iranian government illegally access billions of dollars of assets that had been frozen by the U.S.

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