US EditionItaly Seizes 20 Million Euros in Assets Linked to Ursula Andress Fraud
Italian police seized luxury properties and artworks worth 20 million euros linked to fraud against Ursula Andress, involving opaque financial transactions over eight years.
- Ursula Andress, the first Bond girl, had 20 million euros in assets seized by Italian authorities around Florence, believed to be proceeds from money laundering crimes against her.
- An investigation was launched after Andress reported to Swiss authorities that she had been swindled out of assets worth around 20 million euros by her financial advisers over eight years.
- The seized assets included 11 real estate properties, 14 vineyards and olive groves, artworks and financial assets allegedly purchased with Andress' stolen money.
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It was only at the beginning of the year that Ursula Andress had announced that 20 million euros of her assets were undetectable. Now the lost fortune was discovered. The trail leads to Italy.
Original Bond Girl Ursula Andress Was the Victim of a $23 Million Theft — Now $20 Million of Her Assets Have Been Recovered
Italian authorities seized €20M ($23 million) in assets linked to Swiss actress Ursula Andress, allegedly stolen by her former wealth manager, Eric Freymond, in a laundering scheme.
$23 million of Bond star's fortune recovered by Italian authorities
The money was taken by those advising Ursula Andress on her finances.Ursula Andress in 'Dr. No' in 1962Credit: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via GettyOriginal Bond girl Ursula Andress once lost a $23 million fortune when she was allegedly swindled by her financial advisers. Italian authorities said Thursday that they'd recovered it in the form of artworks and other assets."Assets fraudulently misappropriated from Ursula Andress have been identified," …
Investigations around Ursula Andress's missing assets revealed an international money laundering network.
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