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A man arriving from Turkey at Dusseldorf's airport on 21 January...carrying a Venezuelan check for 300 million Bolivares/$70 million..was finally been identified...as Iran's Central Bank head until 2008...Tahmasb Mazaheri, 59.
He faces a fine up to $1.4 million for not declaring the amount to officials.
EU officials are probing possible money laundering.
Iran says it was a legitimate payment...for low income housing construction in Venezuela.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324761004578286291669347144.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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