Tuesday 22 May 2018

Australia: Former South Sudanese military general allegedly laundering money


How did 22-year-old Ngouth Oth Mai manage to buy a $1.5 million property in Melbourne upfront in 2014 when he had only ever earned welfare payments and lived in housing commission?

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The "circuitous route is revealed in the Australian Federal Police's (AFP) affidavit.

More than $1.5 million was transferred in five instalments from companies located in Uganda and Kenya, sometimes going through banks in Dubai, into the NAB business account registered to a luxury car business — Sportscars Dealers — a company where the former general's son, Nguoth Oth Mai, was both director and majority shareholder. The AFP stated the company did not trade any vehicles."


Read more at:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-14/court-document-shed-new-light-on-alleged-money-laundering-case/9738920