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Tag: Money Laundering

Ex-Binance CEO Zhao’s Lawyers Urge U.S. Judge to Reject Travel Restrictions in Money Laundering Case
USA

Ex-Binance CEO Zhao’s Lawyers Urge U.S. Judge to Reject Travel Restrictions in Money Laundering Case

NY, 25th November 2023: Lawyers representing former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao are requesting the U.S. Department of Justice to allow him to return to his residence in the United Arab Emirates until he sentence for violating anti-money laundering regulations. In a Thursday motion, Zhao's legal team urged U.S. District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle to uphold the bail conditions set by a magistrate judge, which would permit Zhao to leave the United States while awaiting his sentencing. Changpeng Zhao, a citizen of both the UAE and Canada, resigned as the CEO of Binance after pleading guilty to knowingly causing the global cryptocurrency exchange to fail in maintaining an effective anti-money laundering program. U.S. authorities have accused Binance of violating U.S. anti-money la...
Reliance Industries denies any link to $1.2b Money Laundering case in Netherlands
BUSINESS

Reliance Industries denies any link to $1.2b Money Laundering case in Netherlands

Dutch investigators last week arrested three former employees of a local firm suspected of laundering $1.2 billion through over-invoicing services and works rendered for a gas pipeline built by a unit controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, a charge vehemently denied by Reliance Industries. According to Cobouw, a Dutch publication, the three suspects were released on Friday, after three days. East West Pipeline Ltd (EWPL), which was previously known as Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Ltd (RGTIL), denied that any money was laundered at any stage during the implementation of the project and that higher capital cost of a pipeline would result in higher tariff for users for receiving natural gas through the line. Ambani’s listed firm Reliance Industries, too, denied any l...