Greece asks Panama to check possible money transfers from Qatar to MEP Kaili

ATHENS — Greek authorities have asked Panama for information regarding possible money transfers from Qatar to accounts belonging to MEP Eva Kaili, who’s currently detained in Brussels pending trial over corruption allegations. The chairman of Greece’s anti-money laundering authority, Charalampos Vourliotis, sent an urgent request to authorities in Panama — a well-known tax haven with…

Mike Ben-Ari charged with NIS 550m Ponzi scheme fraud

The suspected fraudster allegedly scammed 960 investors out of NIS 550 million through a pyramid scheme. Mike Ben-Ari who was last week extradited from Bosnia to Israel was today indicted of defrauding NIS 550 million from 960 investors. Ben-Ari was charged with aggravated fraud, forging documents, and money laundering offenses. Together with the indictment, the…