Swiss Money Laundering Probe Eyes Lebanon Central Bank Chief: Report
04/13/21 AT 12:13 PM
From the British Virgin Islands to Geneva, Swiss prosecutors are tracking the suspected fund movements of Lebanon s central bank chief Riad Salameh, a Swiss newspaper reported Tuesday.
The Swiss attorney general s office said in January it was investigating aggravated money laundering. in connection with possible embezzlement to the detriment of the Lebanese central bank. It said it had requested judicial assistance from Beirut.
Lebanon s Al-Akhbar newspaper reported at the time that the probe was part of a wider effort spearheaded by France, Britain and the United States to investigate the activities of Lebanese officials, including Salameh.
Swiss Money Laundering Probe Eyes Lebanon Central Bank Chief
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