Russia Searches 24 Banks on Turkish Crime Allegations, HDN Says

Officials from Russia’s Federal Security Service demanded documentation from 24 banks on Thursday in an investigation into suspected money laundering by a Turkish businessman, Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News reported on Friday, citing people it didn’t identify.

Evidence on the individual’s transactions was sought from four Turkish and 20 Russian banks, it said, adding that nothing illegal was identified during the course of the search. A Turkish bank executive, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Russian authorities had requested documents, without providing additional information. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the report during a conference call with journalists.