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US Courts Issue Partial Judgement - April 2023
On 5 April 2023 the US District Court has issued partial judgement over the following property: All funds held in account number...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Apr 20, 20231 min read


LUXEMBOURG– MARCH 2022
US In Rem proceedings (case no. 15-cv-05063) have frozen assets that were found in accounts in Clearstream Banking S.A. These total US...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Mar 25, 20221 min read


HONG KONG– MARCH 2022
A statement from the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan (28 July 2017) suggests that US $67,000,000 in cash, and a...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Mar 25, 20221 min read


Letter to Minister of Justice Ireland
On 13 April 2021 Transparency International Ireland wrote to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD to ask the Minister to draw on...
Kristian Lasslett
Mar 22, 20221 min read


LATVIA– MARCH 2022
The US Department of Justice proceedings In Rem (case no. 1:16-cv-01257) traced a number of corrupt payments through Latvian banks...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Mar 8, 20221 min read


GERMANY– MARCH 2022
A statement from the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan (28 July 2017) suggests that EUR €2 million in cash has...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Mar 8, 20221 min read


MALTA– MARCH 2022
A statement from the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan (28 July 2017) also suggests that a US$48.8 million...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Mar 8, 20221 min read


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES– MARCH 2022
The statement from the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan (28 July 2017) suggests that “USD 32 million in cash,...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20221 min read


SWEDEN– MARCH 2022
In 2012, the Swedish Prosecutor’s Office initiated an investigation into Telia Company AB (better known as TeliaSonera) into the...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20221 min read


SPAIN– MARCH 2022
The statement from the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan (28 July 2017) alleges that US $82,000 in cash can be...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20221 min read


RUSSIA– MARCH 2022
News reports originating from two Russian news outlets Ferghana News and Interfax, state that “Russian investigators are looking into the...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20221 min read


NORWAY– MARCH 2022
To date there have been no litigation against the Karimova faction in Norway. The Norwegian government is, however, involved in the...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20221 min read


NETHERLANDS– MARCH 2022
The Netherlands is a key intermediary jurisdiction in the Uzbekistan telecoms bribery scandal. Two out of the three multinational...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20222 min read


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– MARCH 2022
Telecommunications Corruption Scandal There have been several proceedings taken out against Gulnara Karimova, her associates, and their...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20225 min read


UNITED KINGDOM– MARCH 2022
In 2017, the Serious Fraud Office (UK) issued a freezing order against Gulnara Karimova under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. On 3...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20222 min read


SWITZERLAND– MARCH 2022
In 2012, in the context of domestic criminal proceedings, the Swiss Office of the Attorney General froze assets of approximately USD 800...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20221 min read


IRELAND– MARCH 2022
The proceeds of Karimova’s corrupt telecoms dealings (detailed in full in the Swiss and United States update sections) were laundered...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20221 min read


FRANCE– MARCH 2022
In 2013, following a request for mutual legal assistance from Switzerland, French Justice opened a judicial investigation against G....
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20221 min read


BELGIUM – MARCH 2022
The proceeds of Karimova’s corrupt telecoms dealings (detailed in full in the Swiss and US jurisdiction updates) were laundered in...
UzbekistanAssetReturn
Feb 24, 20221 min read
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