Reza Zarrab, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Reza Zarrab

Iranian businessman

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1983

Place of Birth: Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Profession: businessperson, entrepreneur

Nationality: Turkey, North Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Iran

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Reza Zarrab (Persian: ??? ?????, Turkish: Riza Sarraf; born 12 September 1983) is an Iranian-born Turkey-based businessman.
He has quadruple Iranian, Azerbaijani, Turkish and Macedonian citizenship.On 19 March 2016 he was arrested in the United States, and is accused of being a member of an international criminal organization.
He was charged with evading the US economic sanctions on Iran and money laundering in an alleged racket scheme to help Iran bypass the sanctions, involving ministers of the Turkish government of then prime minister and now president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.His father, Hossein Zarrab, had a close relationship with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who served as the President of Iran between 2005 and 2013.
The U.S.
Department of Treasury accused Hossein Zarrab of violating U.S.
sanctions on Iran and slapped a $9.1 million fine against him.
His fine was reduced to $2.3 million following his cooperation with the U.S.
officials.Zarrab was arrested by the FBI in Miami in the US on March 19, 2016 and was accused of bank fraud, money laundering and helping the Iranian government in evading the US economic sanctions on Iran to hinder its nuclear-weapons program.
His charges; conspiracy to defraud, violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, money laundering, and bank fraud; could bring up to 70 years in prison if found guilty in the U.S.
Federal Court.