Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe
Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe
Three judicial officials have told the Associated Press that Lebanon has charged its embattled former central bank governor with the embezzlement of $42 million.
Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told The Associated Press.
Riad Salameh, 73, was charged by the Financial Public Prosecution a day after he was detained following an interrogation by Lebanon’s top public prosecutor over several alleged financial crimes.
His case has been transferred to an investigating judge, the officials added, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Salameh ended his 30-year term as central bank governor a year ago under a cloud, with several European countries probing allegations of financial crimes. Many in Lebanon blame him for the crippling financial crisis that has gripped the country since late 2019.
How could you, Joe Pesci!
I had to go look again! They could be brothers ffs!
That is truly amazing.
I think this is likely just some political theater to shut France up. They'll find him guilty, and then sentence him to house arrest where he can relax in his beach side mansion (it's very nice btw)
These fucks are the reason AI advancement is needed. Keep the workers and drop the C-suites in favor of AI replacements. How do you steal 1 million and nobody notices?! Then multiply that question by 42!?
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