Appeals court in NY orders new trial for scientist (AP)

NEW YORK ? A new trial has been ordered for an Ivy League-educated scientist convicted of violating the Iran trade embargo.

Mahmoud Reza Banki (MAH'-mood RAY'-zuh BAHN'-kee) was sent to a federal prison camp in California after his June 2010 conviction in New York.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ordered the new trial Monday.

The Tehran-born Banki was convicted of violating a trade embargo. It prohibits U.S. citizens from supplying goods, services or technology to Iran or its government.

The appeals court tossed out the trade embargo charge. It ordered a new trial on charges that he participated in an unlicensed money transfer business. False statement charges were upheld.

A hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 9.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111024/ap_on_re_us/us_iran_trade_arrest

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