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Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Charged With Money Laundering
- Riad Salameh case has been referred on for further probe
- Governor has been head of Lebanon’s central bank since 1993
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh
Photographer: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images
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A Lebanese judge charged veteran Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh and his brother with illegal enrichment and money laundering, an official in the judiciary said Monday.
Mount Lebanon Prosecutor Ghada Aoun accused Salameh, his wife and his brother, Raja, of facilitating money laundering through companies they own, the official said, asking not to be named discussing the charges. Aoun referred the case to an investigative judge.