A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a six-count criminal case accusing Halkbank of helping Iran evade more than $20 billion in U.S. economic sanctions, clearing the way for a planned trial early next year.

U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman of the Southern District of New York said in a 16-page opinion that the Turkish state-owned bank was not immune from prosecution in the United States and rejected defense claims that federal law did not reach Halkbank’s alleged misconduct overseas.

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