Published 3 years ago

German prosecutors search ministries over money laundering probe

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German prosecutors raided the finance and justice ministries on Thursday. They are investigating the government's anti-money laundering agency. The probe is looking at whether it was told to ignore warnings of suspect payments to Africa. The raids come at a pivotal moment for Social Democrat chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz.

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News18 India

German Prosecutors Raid Finance, Justice Ministries Over Money Laundering Probe

German prosecutors said on Thursday they had seized documents at the finance and justice ministries as part of an investigation into possible obstruction of justice by a government agency that is responsible for investigating money laundering.

3 years ago·India

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Reuters

German prosecutors search ministries over money laundering probe

BERLIN - German prosecutors said on Thursday they had seized documents at the finance and justice ministries as part of an investigation into possible obstruction of justice by a government agency that is responsible for investigating money laundering. Prosecutors said in a statement they had been investigating the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) since 2020 because the agency had not

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Searches conducted at 2 German ministries in customs probe

BERLIN (AP) — Investigators carried out searches at the German finance and justice ministries on Thursday in a probe of suspected obstruction of justice by employees of a unit of the country's customs service that fights money laundering, prosecutors said.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

Searches conducted at 2 German ministries in customs probe

Investigators have carried out searches at the German finance and justice ministries in a probe of suspected obstruction of justice by employees of a unit of the country’s customs service that fights money laundering

3 years ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Merkel ally presses SPD's Scholz over money laundering probe

BERLIN (Reuters) - The general secretary of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has pressed their rival Social Democrats' (SPD) chancellor candidate, Olaf Scholz, to explain himself over an investigation of his Finance Ministry by prosecutors. Read full story

3 years ago·Malaysia

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