CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release with the Australian Federal Police, Australian Sanctions Office and AUSTRAC
Editor's note:search warrant footage and Farsi audio grabs from an AFP spokesperson are available via Hightail.
The AFP has charged a western Sydney man, 34, for allegedly remitting about $650,000 to Iranian banks in contravention of Australian Government sanctions.
The man, a director of an Auburn registered remittance company, allegedly processed 543 international currency transfers, totalling $649,308, to sanctioned banks in Iran during a 12-month period.
Registered money remitters are legitimate businesses which can facilitate international ...