Turkish national arrested in US for alleged oil sanctions violations
US prosecuters say Taskin Torlak conspired to violate US sanctions ‘as part of a scheme to transport oil from Venezuela for the benefit of Petróleos de Venezuela’
The US has arrested a Turkish national for allegedly conspiring to violate US oil sanctions on Venezuela. The alleged scheme generated tens of millions of dollars in payments from US-sanctioned PdVSA, and included all the hallmarks of deceptive shipping practices