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tabatha

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Thu Jan 19, 2012, 06:29 PM Jan 2012

Swiss officials accuse Egypt’s Suzanne Mubarak of money laundering, withdrew money after uprising

CAIRO: Former Egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak is accused of money laundering and other financial corruption accusations by the Swiss General Prosecutor, who said she withdrew $191 million from the Women for Peace Foundation she started in Geneva after the ousting of her family’s regime last February.

The Swiss federal investigators are currently looking into the financial violations committed by Mubarak and her deputy Aliya Bedary, who resides in Switzerland, and found money laundering and tax evasion estimated to be some $962 million in total, which has led the Swiss government to freeze the money, which was initially deposited under Mubarak’s name.

The $962 million was the sum of regional and international donations she received to start the organization that the Swiss authorities have now frozen as well as stopped their activities and reclaimed their offices.

The investigation has also found that between May 2006 and December 2010, the organization received a sum of a $1.23 billion and that the money was deposited in her name without referring to the organization.

http://bikyamasr.com/54264/swiss-officials-accuse-egypts-suzanne-mubarak-of-money-laundering-withdrew-money-after-uprising/

What do all of these ME dictators have in common - feeding at the country's wealth trough.

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Swiss officials accuse Egypt’s Suzanne Mubarak of money laundering, withdrew money after uprising (Original Post) tabatha Jan 2012 OP
I got an email from her, asking for help jberryhill Jan 2012 #1
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