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Once tortured in Iranian jail, ex-Marine fights spy claims March 16, 2021 6:12 PM By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Posted: Updated: Paul Sancya FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2016, file photo, Amir Hekmati waves after arriving on a private flight at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Mich. A former U.S. Marine freed from Iranian custody five years ago is in court with the American government over whether he can collect a multimillion-dollar payment from a special fund for victims of international terrorism. Newly filed court documents show that the FBI opened an investigation into Hekma...

Greg Palkot reports from London. After Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible for $20 million in compensation from a special U.S. government fund. But payday never arrived, leaving Hekmati to wonder why. The answer has finally arrived: Newly filed court documents reviewed by The Associated Press reveal FBI suspicions that he traveled to Iran to sell classified secrets — not, as he says, to visit his grandmother. Hekmati vigorously disputes the allegations, has never faced criminal charges and is challe...

A former U.S. Marine who was tortured before being freed from Iranian custody five years ago is in court versus the U.S. government.

Article content COVID-19 prevention efforts cost the owner of a Wawa-area gold mine about $3 million in 2020. Wesdome has also brought another accommodations trailer for its workers to encourage social distancing at its Eagle River Complex, about 50 kilometres west of the community. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. No one at Wesdome sites have tested positive for the virus. Social distancing efforts “definitely had an impact” on the company’s costs and exploration efforts, said president and chief executive officer Duncan Middlemiss during...

However, the rollout of the vaccine in Pennsylvania, particularly in the southeastern part of the state, continues to frustrate residents, vaccine providers and county officials. Limited vaccine supply has made it difficult for people to find vaccine appointments and for vaccine providers that are dependent on the state's weekly allocation of doses to make appointments available. - Advertisement - County officials in the region also share these frustrations as the state remains in Phase 1A of its vaccination plan. Vaccine supply is limited across the U.S. and Pennsylvania, but some regions ha...