Niet alle bedrijven blijken schoon te zijn. Geval: Milieucriminaliteit en witwassen. 

Not all business proves to be clean. Case: Environmental crime and money laundering ⬇️ The case revealed that a Latvian waste management company, contracted to lawfully handle construction waste, illegally dumped thousands of tonnes at an unauthorized landfill, causing environmental damage estimated in the tens of millions of EUR. Perpetrators were paid monthly in cash to conceal the offense, the company exceeded its permitted waste limits to generate illicit profits, and a significant share of the proceeds was moved in cash and laundered through corporate accounts to the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO), who purchased property and cars. The FIU’s in-depth analysis traced suspicious transactions, unexplained wealth, tax discrepancies, falsified documents, links among involved persons, and the assets acquired, clearly evidencing all three stages of money laundering: placement (cash deposits), layering (movement through related accounts to obscure origin), and integration (purchases). Read More