16:34, April 1, 2015
The United States Department of Justice has asked Swedish authorities to freeze US$ 30.4 million in assets controlled by Gulnara Karimova, the elder daughter of President of Uzebekistan Islam Karimov, according to documents filed on March 20.
The request to restrain the funds, which were deposited at Nordea Bank in Sweden by the Gibraltar-based firm Takilant Limited, was made on March 20 as a preliminary step towards forfeiture under US law.
The official request followed the issue of a warrant earlier that day by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York which authorized the seizure of assets stashed in Sweden after finding probable cause to believe they were the proceeds of crime or linked to money laundering.
Armenian News
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