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Iranian Court Sentences Four To Death In $2.6Bn Fraud Case

An Iranian court has sentenced four defendants to death for their involvement in the $2.6bn embezzlement case discovered in September 2011, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejeihi announced on 30 July. The embezzlement case, considered to be the biggest financial corruption scams in the country’s history, forced bank executives out of their jobs and discredited the government. It...