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U.S.-born Iranian TV anchor's arrest confirmed by U.S. court
Source: Reuters
U.S. JANUARY 18, 2019 / 3:23 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
U.S.-born Iranian TV anchor's arrest confirmed by U.S. court
Jonathan Landay, Mark Hosenball
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American-born Iranian television anchor has been arrested as a material witness in an undisclosed U.S. federal investigation, according to a federal court order granted on Friday.
At the request of the Justice Department, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued the order, the first official U.S. confirmation of reports of the arrest of Marzieh Hashemi, an anchor for Iran’s English-language Press TV news channel.
The order, which approved the partial unsealing of information in the case, said Hashemi was arrested on a material witness warrant issued by a federal judge and that she was assigned an attorney but “has not been accused of any crime.”
Hashemi has made two court appearances, and the U.S. government expects her immediate release after she finishes testifying before a federal grand jury investigating violations of U.S. criminal law, the order continued.
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U.S.-born Iranian TV anchor's arrest confirmed by U.S. court
Jonathan Landay, Mark Hosenball
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American-born Iranian television anchor has been arrested as a material witness in an undisclosed U.S. federal investigation, according to a federal court order granted on Friday.
At the request of the Justice Department, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued the order, the first official U.S. confirmation of reports of the arrest of Marzieh Hashemi, an anchor for Iran’s English-language Press TV news channel.
The order, which approved the partial unsealing of information in the case, said Hashemi was arrested on a material witness warrant issued by a federal judge and that she was assigned an attorney but “has not been accused of any crime.”
Hashemi has made two court appearances, and the U.S. government expects her immediate release after she finishes testifying before a federal grand jury investigating violations of U.S. criminal law, the order continued.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-tvanchor/u-s-born-iranian-tv-anchors-arrest-confirmed-by-u-s-court-idUSKCN1PC2H9
