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Reza Banki talks about the 22 months he spent in prison until eventually being released on appeal

In 2010, Reza Banki, an Iranian-American and US citizen, was arrested and charged with violating US sanctions against Iran. Banki eventually learned that he was in trouble over a large sum of family money he had transferred from Iran in order to buy property in New York. Banki talks about the 22 months he spent in prison until eventually being released on appeal. (10 min, 51 sec)

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13 members of congress and a senator each wrote individual letters, as well as a group letter, directly to the President to express their support for me and to highlight this case and urge the President to act on my pardon application.

NPR’s Unfictional

Reza Banki talks about the 22 months he spent in prison until eventually being released on appeal

13 members of congress and a senator each wrote individual letters, as well as a group letter, directly to the President to express their support for me and to highlight this case and urge the President to act on my pardon application.

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