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Morning Edition · Tuesday, September 15, 2026Published at 1:52 AM EDT · New York
US Prosecutors Seek $61 Million Tied to Iranian Oil Sales Laundered Through Binance
The civil forfeiture complaint targets stablecoin proceeds the Department of Justice says funded Iran's military, and it does not require a criminal conviction.
The United States Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking $61 million it says represents proceeds from Iranian oil sold outside sanctions channels and then moved through cryptocurrency, CoinDesk reported. Prosec…
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