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NFT: USA Corp plane in Iran

natefit : 4/18/2014 10:18 am
Yet, on Tuesday morning, Iran had an unlikely visitor: a plane, owned by the Bank of Utah, a community bank in Ogden that has 13 branches throughout the state. Bearing a small American flag on its tail, the aircraft was parked in a highly visible section of Mehrabad Airport in Tehran.
But from there, the story surrounding the plane, and why it was in Iran — where all but a few United States and European business activities are prohibited — grows more mysterious.
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hmmm..Hill AFB  
Jon from PA : 4/18/2014 11:34 am : link
is in Ogden. must be a government black flag operation ;)
I would guess  
Bill in UT : 4/18/2014 11:41 am : link
it was filled with missionaries.
Great, just what we needed, Mormons.  
jcn56 : 4/18/2014 11:43 am : link
-Iran
RE: hmmm..Hill AFB  
njm : 4/18/2014 11:48 am : link
In comment 11626786 Jon from PA said:
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is in Ogden. must be a government black flag operation ;)


Isn't there a big IRS office there as well? Maybe the Ayatolla applied for 501(c)(4) status.
Trying to rein in bootleg sales..  
Dunedin81 : 4/18/2014 11:50 am : link
of SLC Punk?
I have understood none  
TheBigBlueOne : 4/18/2014 11:55 am : link
of the references in the above posts. :(
I propose trading the entire state of utah  
B in ALB : 4/18/2014 12:03 pm : link
To Iran for some saffron, dates and pistachios. Obviously we'd be getting the better end of the deal but I think the Iranians will go for it.
RE: I propose trading the entire state of utah  
TJ : 4/18/2014 12:27 pm : link
In comment 11626833 B in ALB said:
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To Iran for some saffron, dates and pistachios. Obviously we'd be getting the better end of the deal but I think the Iranians will go for it.

We'd have to throw in some expiring contracts.
Screw you guys...  
Dunedin81 : 4/18/2014 12:28 pm : link
not ditching premier skiing destinations when we could solve the problem more narrowly by sending them Karl Malone.
Not to menion the fact that  
Jon from PA : 4/18/2014 12:36 pm : link
Bill in Azerbaijan just doesn't sound right. Although, learning a new Chelo kabab recipe would be an added bonus.
Bill in Tehran  
B in ALB : 4/18/2014 1:12 pm : link
Has a nice ring to it.
I can see Hill AFB from my deck  
Bill in UT : 4/18/2014 1:25 pm : link
which is great when they have the air show with the Blue Angels. Hill is actually just outside of Ogden. And yes, there is a huge IRS operation in Ogden.
But here's the best part of the story, lol. It's 1975, after graduating dental school I'm in a 2 year post-grad program at NYU. My best friend in the class is an Iranian Muslim. He was a supporter of the Shah. He tells me I should come to Iran with him after graduation. They have a large American community and I can make $10K a month and pay zero taxes. I'd have servants and live like royalty. I actually considered doing it until my wife slapped me upside the head. Best decision I didn't make. A couple years later, the revolution.
To finish the story  
Bill in UT : 4/18/2014 1:29 pm : link
he did go back home after school. After the revolution he paid to have people smuggle him and his family out of the country. I don't remember their route, but they had to trek through the mountains. He finally got back to NY and opened a practice there.
Bank of Utah  
ctc in ftmyers : 4/18/2014 1:37 pm : link
doesn't own the plane. They are a trustee for the investor(s). The plane is just registered in the US.
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