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Iran Insurance embezzlement case

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Location
  
Iran

Court
  
Judicial system of Iran

End date
  
August 24, 2014

Decided
  
August 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)

Appealed from
  
Tehran Province Crime Court, Branch 76

Judge(s) sitting
  
Judge Modir-Khorasani Judge Zabihizadeh Judge Mohammadi-Kashkouli

Iran Insurance embezzlement case refers to an embezzlement in government-owned Iran Insurance Company, publicized in November 2010. Key figures behind the corruption were a group of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Cabinet's statesmen known as "Fatemi Circle". The case was controversially appealled at the same time with 2011 Iranian embezzlement scandal.

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2014

On 24 August 2014, fate of 12 suspects were decided.

2015

Former First Vice President of Iran, Mohammad-Reza Rahimi was convicted of "Illegal acquisition of illicit property" and Bribe taking and was sentenced to 5 years and 91 days in prison, return of 8,500,000,000 Rials and fined 10,000,000,000 Rials.

References

Iran Insurance embezzlement case Wikipedia