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Judge formally ends US prosecution of Turkey's Halkbank after Trump ... Judge formally ends US prosecution of Turkey's Halkbank after Trump deal A US federal judge dismissed the indictment against Turkish state-run lender Halkbank, ending a prosecution that had strained ties between the US and Turkey since 2019. Reuters | A Federal Judge Dismissed On Wednesday The Us Justice Departments Criminal Indictment Of Halkbank After President Donald Trumps Administration Reached A Deal With The Turkish Staterun Lender | Updated: 17-06-2026 19:57 IST | Created: 17-06-2026 19:57 IST This image is AI-generated and does not depict any real-life event or location. It is a fictional representation created for illustrative purposes only. Country: Turkey SHARE A federal judge dismissed on Wednesday the U.S. Justice Department's criminal indictment of Halkbank after President Donald Trump's administration reached a deal with the Turkish state-run lender, ending a prosecution brought in 2019. The bank's shares on the Istanbul stock exchange rose as much ‌as 8.4% after U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said he had signed off on federal prosecutors' request to end the case. The deal was announced in …

US drops case against Turkish bank charged with laundering billions to ... Federal prosecutors agreed to entirely drop money laundering and sanctions charges against Halkbank largely due to Turkey's assistance in brokering the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement. MANHATTAN (CN) — The United States government’s lengthy prosecution of Turkish state-run lender Halkbank formally concluded Wednesday morning with a New York City federal judge greenlighting adealthat dismisses all decade-old criminal charges implicating the foreign bank in a money-laundering scheme funneling billions to Iran. Federal prosecutors had accused Halkbank in a criminal indictment of using illegal shipments of gold and fake food to send $20 billion to Iran while lying to the Treasury Department to hide at least $1 billion in illicit payments that made their way through the U.S. financial system. “This is a case that has universally great public interest,” U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said Wednesday during a brief hearing that formally put the criminal prosecution to rest. Berman, a Bill Clinton appointee, said the case, which dates back to a December 2015 indictment, had been “been very intensely litigat…

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ's criminal indictment of Halkbank after 🤡's admin reached a deal w the Turkish state-run lender, ending a prosecution brought in 2019 when during 🤡's 1st term they helped Iran evade US economic sanctions - $20 Billion in money laundering. Erdogan will be so happy.

Türkiye's State Lender Halkbank Cleared of US Federal Charges June 17, 2026Clash Report Halkbank - Türkiye A Manhattan federal judge dismissed the US Justice Department's criminal indictment against Türkiye's state-run lender Halkbank on Tuesday, ending a case that had strained relations between the two NATO allies for nearly 7 years. The dismissal was carried out by US District Judge Richard Berman, based in Manhattan, following a deal announced in March between the Justice Department and Halkbank that had paused proceedings for 90 days to allow the bank to demonstrate compliance with its terms. Halkbank was originally charged in 2019, during Trump's first term, with secretly transferring $20 billion in restricted funds, converting Iranian oil revenue into gold and cash, and using fake food shipment documentation to justify transfers of oil proceeds, all in alleged service of helping Iran evade US economic sanctions. The bank pleaded not guilty and contested the prosecution on sovereign immunity grounds, arguing that as a Turkish state-owned entity it should be shielded from legal action in a foreign court. The US Supreme Court rejected that argument in October last year, l…

US judge formally dismisses case against Turkish public lender Halkbank A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered the dismissal of a long-running case against Halkbank over alleged Iran sanction violations after the Turkish public lender completed a co...

A US judge formally dismissed criminal charges against Halkbank after the Trump administration reached a deal with the Turkish state-owned bank to resolve the long-running sanctions violations case. The dismissal is expected to relieve an issue that had loomed over US-Turkey relations for years.

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