Federal judge orders retrial in Iranian business case

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Citing “grave concerns” over prosecutors’ conduct, a federal judge in D.C. has ordered a new trial for a Kentucky business executive convicted of breaking the United States’ embargo on Iran.

Robert E. Quinn was convicted in late 2005 of selling heavy machinery to the Iranians through a third-party company in the Middle East. He was later sentenced to more than three years in prison.

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