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Midweek Roundup: Societe Generale Investigated for Olympic Bribery, Canadian Casino Tied to Terror Finance, and More
printFrench prosecutors are investigating whether Societe Generale breached anti-money laundering laws by processing $2 million in alleged bribes for Brazil to host last year's Summer Olympics, according to records cited by The New York Times. More A casino in British Columbia that investigators suspect was used to launder at least $200 million in drug proceeds was connected via international wire transfers to Iranian companies allegedly involved in terrorist financing, the Vancouver Sun reported, citing Postmedia. More Canadian police arrested Chinese student Xing Wei after they searched his car and found more than $100,000 allegedly linked to a Chinese organized-crime group...
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