Posted on 04/25/2021 8:01:48 PM PDT by dynachrome
Switzerland’s attorney-general is investigating allegations that Lebanon’s central bank governor and his brother embezzled more than $300m from that institution through transactions to a mysterious offshore company. “Since April 2002 at least, it appears the central bank governor, Riad Salame, with help from his brother, Raja Salame, organised embezzlement operations, . . . exceeding $300m to the detriment of the Banque du Liban [BdL],” the Swiss attorney-general’s office wrote in a letter to the Lebanese authorities requesting mutual legal assistance
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The surprise is that such things are not revealed more often when it comes to Lebanon, as far as corruption and shady financial activity. Lebanon is famous for it.
The Swiss are supposed to know better.
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