French anti-corruption judges have taken over the probe into the personal wealth of Lebanon’s central bank chief, prosecutors said, raising the likelihood he may face money-laundering charges. France opened the probe into Riad Salameh, a former Merrill Lynch banker, in May following a similar move by Switzerland, where he has ...
France has opened a probe into the personal wealth of Riad Salameh, central bank chief in crisis-hit Lebanon, sources told AFP Sunday. Paris financial prosecutors have opened a preliminary probe into criminal association and money laundering by Salameh, a source close to the investigation and a judicial source said, following ...