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Italian prosecutors seek to indict Bank of China, 297 people

ROME — Italian prosecutors are seeking to indict 297 people and the Bank of China in connection with a massive money-laundering investigation.

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ROME — Italian prosecutors are seeking to indict 297 people and the Bank of China in connection with a massive money-laundering investigation.

The ANSA news agency reported yesterday (June 20) that suspects include four senior managers of the Chinese state bank’s branch in Milan.

The AP reported earlier this month that police in Florence discovered that more than 4.5 billion euros (S$6.8 billion) in proceeds from counterfeiting, prostitution, labour exploitation and tax evasion had been sent to China in less than four years using a money-transfer service.

Nearly half that money was funnelled through the Bank of China, which in turn earned a commission, according to Italian investigative documents.

Investigators said they got nowhere when they tried to appeal to Chinese authorities for help. Once the money left Italy, it vanished behind China’s great legal firewall. AP

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