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Ex-US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad 'in money-laundering probe' | |
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A top ex-US envoy is being investigated for alleged money-laundering through his wife's bank account in Vienna, reports from Austria say. | A top ex-US envoy is being investigated for alleged money-laundering through his wife's bank account in Vienna, reports from Austria say. |
Zalmay Khalilzad is accused of transferring $1.4 million (£0.9 million) to his wife's account, Profil magazine reports. | Zalmay Khalilzad is accused of transferring $1.4 million (£0.9 million) to his wife's account, Profil magazine reports. |
The money is said to be linked to activities involving companies in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. | The money is said to be linked to activities involving companies in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. |
Mr Khalilzad was US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2003 and 2007. | Mr Khalilzad was US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2003 and 2007. |
According to court documents from May 2013 obtained by Profil, Austrian authorities froze several Vienna-based accounts of his American-Austrian wife, the social scientist and author Cheryl Benard. | According to court documents from May 2013 obtained by Profil, Austrian authorities froze several Vienna-based accounts of his American-Austrian wife, the social scientist and author Cheryl Benard. |
Ms Benard's lawyer, Holger Bielesz, says the US authorities have yet to produce any "concrete evidence" against his client. | Ms Benard's lawyer, Holger Bielesz, says the US authorities have yet to produce any "concrete evidence" against his client. |
A decision on Ms Bernard's appeal for her account to be unfrozen is expected soon. | A decision on Ms Bernard's appeal for her account to be unfrozen is expected soon. |
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