830 kilos of gold: Two men accused by the MPC of money laundering

830 kilos of gold: Two men accused by the MPC of money laundering
830 kilos of gold: Two men accused by the MPC of money laundering

One million francs, 34 million euros and around 830 kilos of gold: this is the fortune that two Swiss nationals are accused of having moved across borders for at least four years. They are being prosecuted for qualified money laundering.

As they admitted the facts, the two men concerned are accused of qualified money laundering under simplified procedure (symbolic image).

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The Federal Prosecutor’s Office (MPC) is indicting the two men, aged 56 and 63, before the Federal Criminal Court, it said in a press release on Thursday.

As part of a conspiracy network operating at an international level, they are accused of having received assets of criminal origin, notably in the form of money, from people unknown to them, in Italy, Holland and Germany. in cash. Assets brought to Switzerland between spring 2019 and June 2023.

The defendants, arrested in June 2023, made a gain of around 500,000 francs. They acknowledge having moved these assets without respecting the reporting obligations in force. They are therefore accused under simplified procedure.

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