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Judge: Giuliani seems dismissive of Iran sanctions case

Judge: Giuliani seems dismissive of Iran sanctions case | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this combination of file photos, then Attorney General Michael Mukasey, left, speaks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington on Dec. 16, 2008 and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 20, 2016, in Bedminster, N.J. A judge said Tuesday, May 2, 2017, that Giuliani and Mukasey seem dismissive of serious charges lodged against a prominent Turkish businessman they've been hired to represent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, left, and Carolyn Kaster, Files)

NEW YORK – A judge says former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (joo-lee-AH’-nee) and a former U.S. attorney general seem dismissive of serious charges lodged against a prominent Turkish businessman they’ve been hired to represent.

Judge Richard Berman commented at a federal court hearing Tuesday. The hearing was to determine if Reza Zarrab (ZAYR’-ab) understands conflicts of interest posed by hiring Giuliani and former U.S Attorney General Michael Mukasey (myoo-KAY’-zee) as lawyers.

Zarrab is a well-known personality in Turkey. He’s accused of violating sanctions against Iran. He was arrested last year and has pleaded not guilty.

The judge says Giuliani and Mukasey were “surprisingly disingenuous” by failing to mention the central role of Iran in the indictment Zarrab faces. He says they seemed to be dismissive of the serious felonies alleged.

A defence lawyer hasn’t commented.

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