US EditionGreek Shipper Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Iranian Crude Oil, Will Pay $2.4M Fine
- Greek shipper pleads guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agrees to pay a $2.4 million fine. The ship, Suez Rajan, was involved in a covert operation to mask its loading of Iranian crude oil.
- The plea agreement highlights the ongoing tensions between the US and Iran, as well as the broader issue of Iranian crude oil smuggling. Iran has been trying to evade sanctions to continue selling its oil abroad, while the US and its allies have been seizing cargoes since 2019.
- The case sheds light on the international efforts to combat Iranian oil smuggling, with the US Navy increasing its presence in the Middle East to prevent further seizures. Iranian oil exports have remained steady, with China believed to be a major buyer.
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Greek Shipper Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Iranian Crude Oil, Will Pay $2.4M Fine
A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine, newly unsealed U.S. court documents seen Thursday by The Associated Press show. The now-public case against Empire Navigation, which faces three years of probation under the plea agreement, marks the first public acknowledgement by U.S. prosecutors that America seized some 1 million barrels of oil from the tanker Suez Raja…
Greek shipper pleads guilty to smuggling Iranian crude oil and will pay $2.4 million fine
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine, newly unsealed U.S. court documents seen Thursday by The Associated Press show. The now-public case against Empire Navigation, which faces three years of probation under the plea agreement, marks the first public acknowledgement by U.S. prosecutors that America seized some 1 million barre…
Greek Shipper Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Iranian Crude Oil, Will Pay $2.4 Million Fine
A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine, newly unsealed U.S. court documents seen on September 7 by the Associated Press show.
Greek shipper pleads guilty to smuggling Iranian crude oil and will...
A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine, newly unsealed US court documents seen Thursday by The Associated Press show.
Greek shipper pleads guilty to smuggling Iranian crude oil and will pay $2.4 million fine
A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine, newly unsealed U.S. court documents seen Thursday by The Associated Press show.
Greek shipper pleads guilty to smuggling Iranian crude oil and will pay $2.4 million fine
A Greek shipper has pleaded guilty to a charge over it smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine. That's according to U.S. federal court papers seen Thursday by The Associated Press. Empire Navigation agreed to be put on corporate probation under the plea agreement, according to the court filings. The charge stems from the saga over the oil tanker Suez Rajan, which has become mired in the wider tensions between…
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