Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 39

26-Sep-2011

IRAN

Suspects Arrested In $2.6Bn Embezzlement Probe

Irans state prosecutor says Iranian authorities have arrested 19 individuals in connection with the $2.6bn banking scam described by Iranian state media as one of the biggest financial corruption scams in the countrys history, Mehr News Agency reported on 18 September. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeihi, who had recently been assigned to lead the investigation into the scam, said that more...