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Charge:	Bribery (including public corruption)
Sentence:	10 years
Years Imprisoned:	4.33
Year Crime:	2008
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2013
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Arab Emirates
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City of Crime:	Dubai
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Zack Shahin, an American, J.M., an Argentinean, F.L. a Canadian, and A.S., a British, were codefedants wrongly convicted of collecting Dh10 million in bribes. Shahin was setnenced to 15 years in prison and his three codefendants were sentenced to 10 years in prison. They are also jointly fined Dh28 million. F.L. and A. S. were also jointly fined DH500,000 and ordered to return to their firm the same amount which they were accused of embezzeling. On November 10, 2013 the Dubai Court of Appeal vacated the convictions of Shahin, J.M., F.L. and A.S., and cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On November 10, 2013 the Dubai Court of Appeal vacated the convictions of Shahin, J.M., F.L. and A.S., and cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing."
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Age When Imprisoned:	61
Age When Released:	65
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Court quashes 15-year sentence for former Deyaar CEO, By Marie Nammour (staff writer), Khaleej Times), November 10, 2013"
Information Location 1:	http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/crime/2013/November/crime_November37.xml§ion=crime
Information Source 2:	"Dh30m fraud earns Deyaar ex-CEO 15 years in jail, By Bassam Za’za’ (Legal and Court Correspondent), Gulf News, March 25, 2013"
Information Location 2:	http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/dh30m-fraud-earns-deyaar-ex-ceo-15-years-in-jail-1.1162614
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J. M.

Charge:

Bribery (including public corruption)

Sentence:

10 years

Years Imprisoned:

4.33

Year Crime:

2008

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2013

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Arab Emirates

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Dubai

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On November 10, 2013 the Dubai Court of Appeal vacated the convictions of Shahin, J.M., F.L. and A.S., and cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

61

Age When Released:

65

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Court quashes 15-year sentence for former Deyaar CEO, By Marie Nammour (staff writer), Khaleej Times), November 10, 2013"

Information Location 1:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/crime/2013/November/crime_November37.xml§ion=crime

Information Source 2:

"Dh30m fraud earns Deyaar ex-CEO 15 years in jail, By Bassam Za’za’ (Legal and Court Correspondent), Gulf News, March 25, 2013"

Information Location 2:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/dh30m-fraud-earns-deyaar-ex-ceo-15-years-in-jail-1.1162614

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