Vets sue banks for their role in illegally financing terrorism

U.S. Veterans Sue Big Banks for Facilitating Iranian Terrorism

Article Title: U.S. Veterans Sue Big Banks for Facilitating Iranian Terrorism

CV 14-6601

Snippet of Article: "...The suit filed early Monday accuses multiple banks of “committing acts of international terrorism” by helping Iran fund and arm Iraqi terrorists who have killed scores of U.S. troops, according to the complaint. ..."
Article Source: freebeacon.com
Court Documents: Clip from court documents: ""...C omplaint for damages and equitable relief pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2333(a). Plaintiffs allege that each of the Defendants named herein is liable to Plaintiffs for committing acts of international terrorism for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2339A and § 2339B and that Defendants HSBC BANK USA, N.A. ( “ HSB C - US ” ) , BARCLAYS, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, AND ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND N.V. committed acts of international terrorism in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2332d. 2. The Complaint aris es out of the Islamic Republic of Iran ’ s ( “ Iran ” ) decades - long scheme to evade U.S. sanctions and provide material support to Hezbollah, a Foreign Terrorist Organization ( “ FTO ” ) (as that term is defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1189 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ( “ AEDPA ” )) and other terrorist organizatio ns...