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State committee for financial monitoring blows whistle on suspect money laundering in 2008 amounting to $550 million

May08200817:45

The State Committee for Financial Monitoring has submitted a 4-month report pointing to suspect cases of money laundering to the tune of $550 mn, its May 8 press service release runs.

In particular, 11 high-profile suspect cases were reported by the committee to the prosecution, 121 cases to the tax authorities, 73 to the police, and 132 to the security service.

Of these, 333 cases relate to legalization of profits, and 4 to funding terrorism.

So far, 124 criminal probes have been opened based on the committee report, with $554 million worth of assets arrested and $2 million worth of property seized.

35 criminal cases have been submitted to courts which have already examined 26 cases and sustained the charges.

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