Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe (apnews.com)

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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.

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[-] miseducator@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

How could you, Joe Pesci!

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I had to go look again! They could be brothers ffs!

[-] ravhall@discuss.online 3 points 2 weeks ago

That is truly amazing.

[-] itstoowet@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

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)

[-] ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

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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