Georgescu is an ultranationalist who has no party and was a little-known political figure until he shot into the lead in the first round of voting after what authorities said was a coordinated foreign hybrid attack attempting to sway the election. Prosecutors raided three properties in the city of Brașov, in the mountainous Transylvania region, … Read more
Reynders was previously investigated in 2019 on allegations of corruption and money laundering but maintained his innocence and prosecutors dropped the charges. He enjoyed a form of diplomatic immunity during his five-year term as a commissioner. A spokesperson for the European Commission confirmed they were aware of the investigation and said they would collaborate with … Read more
Belgian police searched the residences of Didier Reynders on Tuesday just days after his term as European commissioner for justice ended, according to media reports. Reynders, who served as justice commissioner until just this weekend, was questioned following the search, Le Soir and Follow the Money reported. An Schoonjans, a magistrate at the prosecutor general’s … Read more
New Delhi: Former union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the cognisance of money laundering charges against him by a trial court in the INX Media case and argued the mandatory sanction to prosecute him wasn’t obtained. Senior counsel N Hariharan appearing for the Congress leader argued that in 2021, … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the Raipur premises of Gaurav Mehta in connection with a bitcoin transactions case, sources said. The investigation is part of a broader money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case has drawn attention due to allegations by BJP leaders accusing NCP … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Karnataka government and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on a plea filed by CBI challenging the state government’s decision to withdraw its consent to the probe agency for investigating a disproportionate assets (DA) case against the Congress leader. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and … Read more
A seventh person who is accused of acting as “middle management” in the criminal syndicate will also be handed more charges. The man, who was earlier charged on Jun 15, 2023, faces additional offences including abetment of cheating, abetting unauthorised access to computer material, assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct, transferring the benefits … Read more
Blushi was referring to images published by local media showing masked police stopping a car, removing Meta, who appeared to resist, and escorting him to a police special forces van. “This government will pay the price in every street and in every square,” Blushi said when asked if there would be protests following the arrest. … Read more
Tamannaah Bhatia was interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Guwahati on Thursday regarding a money laundering investigation tied to the HPZ Token mobile app. The app allegedly defrauded numerous investors by falsely promising Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining opportunities, according to official sources. Tamannaah Bhatia interrogated by ED over money laundering case linked to ‘HPZ … Read more
“LOSING MY MIND” Around 36,000 people who bought bonds issued by SCB have been identified as victims of the fraud. Lan was ordered to compensate all the victims, according to state media, but no detail was given on how or when it would happen. Huong told AFP she wanted to die after losing US$20,000, her … Read more
